Abstract
The physicochemical parameters were studied for water samples collected from different locations in Kopargaon area; It is one of the important taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharastra state, India. The main purpose of the study was to ascertain the quality of water for drinking from selected locations. Assessment of water quality was done by comparing the parameters with standard values prescribed by different agencies. Most of the parameters were found within permissible limits of above standards. Correlation co-efficient ‘r’ was calculated for these parameters.
Highlights
Groundwater is the major source of drinking water in both urban and rural areas
In present study electrical conductivity (EC) values were found within the range of 503 μSiemens to 1400 μSiemens and 292 μSiemens to 1096 μSiemens for pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons respectively
The values of correlation co-efficient ‘r’ for different parameters for pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons are as shown in Table 3 and Table 4 respectively
Summary
Groundwater is the major source of drinking water in both urban and rural areas. Collection and analysis of samples was done monthly for the measurement of temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), turbidity, total hardness (TH), chloride contents, total alkalinity and salinity. Data analysis was further done for pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. A multi-parameter water testing kit “PCS Tester 35” (Eutech make) was used for the measurement of temperature, pH, EC, TDS and salinity.
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