Assessment of Water Quality of River Kalpathypuzha, Palakkad District, Kerala.

Abstract

Water is an important element of the physical environment and a valuable resource with numerous and varied uses. Rivers are the primary source of water for drinking, irrigation and other domestic purposes. The present study has been undertaken to know the extent of effects of pollutants on the physicochemical characters and nutrient load of River Kalpathypuzha at Palakkad, where the River is grossly polluted. Three stations have been selected. All parameters were found to be the maximum in different station. Chemical parameters like pH, DO 2 , DCO 2 , BOD COD and total alkalinity were found to be more in Station III than in Station I and Station II respectively. Nutrients like calcium, magnesium, chloride, nitrate, sulphate, phosphate and silicate were analyzed.