Journal of Environmental Biology

Suitability and water quality criteria of an open drainage municipal sewage water at Coimbatore, used for irrigation

 

S.? Binu Kumari², A. Kavitha Kirubavathy² and Rajammal Thirumalnesan¹

¹Department of Zoology, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore ? 641 043, India

²Department of Zoology, Chikkanna Government Arts College, Tirupur ? 641 602, India

 

(Received: 5 November, 2004 ; Accepted: 11 July, 2005)

 

Abstract: Sanganur canal is the major open drainage system which has intricate linkage with storm water supply, domestic sewage and industrial effluent disposal. Water samples from various stations were collected and analysed for physicochemical parameters to assess the water quality of the Sanganur canal system. The study revealed that physicochemical parameters like pH, EC, TDS, DO, BOD, COD exceeded the permissible limit, clearly indicating the need of proper treatment of waste water before discharge into the Noyyal river.

 

Key words: Sanganur canal, Physicochemical analysis, Open drainage.

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