WATER QUALITY OF YAMUNA RIVER AT PRAYAGRAJ, U.P., INDIA

Satyendra  Nath; Jigyasa Pandey; Shailendra Nath; Sapna Sam; Shalini  Masih

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i3.2024.2094

Authors

Satyendra Nath Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences & NRM, SHUATS Prayagraj, U.P
Jigyasa Pandey PG Scholar, Department of Environmental Sciences & NRM, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P
Shailendra Nath Department of Geography, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P
Sapna Sam Jacob PG Scholar, Department of Environmental Sciences & NRM, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P
Shalini Masih Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i3.2024.2094

Keywords:

Pollution, Water Quality, River Yamuna

Abstract [English]

Rivers are an essential part of our biosphere which is essential for the overall development of the present civilization. The present study was carried out to analyze the water quality at selected sites of river Yamuna in Prayagraj (Allahabad) city during January 2019 to May 2019. Samples were collected and analyzed for assessing the water quality characteristics as pH, turbidity, alkalinity, Ca 2+ hardness, Mg 2+ hardness, Cl- and Sulpate. The obtained results were compared to the standards limits of BIS. Analysis results showed that pH, turbidity, alkalinity, sulphate, Chloride of water was found within the permissible limits while Calcium and magnesium hardness values are higher than the permissible limits of BIS standards. The possible causes of deteriorating of Yamuna water due to discharged of untreated water and other human activity.

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