Abstract
Monitoring of the various parameters was carried out to assess the pollution level in Sirhind Canal passing through Moga, Punjab, India. Sampling was done in the three different seasons i.e summer, monsoon & winter in the year 2012. During these investigations, various parameters viz temperature, pH, electrical conductance, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, total hardness, nitrate & phosphate were studied. It has observed that increased alkalinity & total hardness has made this water unsuitable for drinking & for various industrial applications. Decreased pH level at some sampling spots has made this water unpleasant. Nitrate & phosphate may pose disastrous effects by accelerating the process of eutrophication. It has also observed that most of the parameters have shown increased concentration during summer in comparison to monsoon and winter except nitrate & phosphate that have shown maximum concentration during monsoon. This may be due to flushing out of the agricultural runoff from adjacent agricultural fields. While comparing among various seasons, all the studied parameters have shown significant variations at (p<0.005) level.
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