Abstracto

Study of Potability of Water of Different Sources located at Bhadrawati, Chandrapur (M. S.)

Anita R. Banpurkar and S. E. Bhandarkar

The study of potability of water of different sources like river water, pond water and well water was done at Bhadrawati (M. S.) in the month of December 2006 and May 2007. The parameters studied were temperature, pH, total hardness, total alkalinity, chloride, fluoride, Fe (Iron), TDS, turbidity and nitrate. It was found that water samples have higher alkalinity, total hardness, chloride, fluoride, nitrate. TDS in the month of May 2007 than December 2006. Among river water, pond water and well water the pond water, was found to be unsafe for drinking purpose.