Subject: India and biochemical oxygen demand

1. Anaerobic and aerobic sewage treatment plants in Northern India: Two years intensive evaluation and perspectives

Author:: Mohd. Najibul Hasan; Abid Ali Khan; Sirajuddin Ahmad; Beni Lew
Source:: Environmental technology & innovation 2019 v.15 pp. 100396
ISSN:: 2352-1864
Subject:: aeration; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; cities; climate change; forests; ponds; sewage treatment; sludge; surface water; upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; water reuse; India
Abstract:: ... The present study investigates the long term treatment performance of seven different sewage treatment plants located in different cities of north India for over a period of two years; two treatment technologies based on intensive aerobic processes — sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and moving bed bio-film reactor (MBBR) and; three combination of Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (UASB) reactor followed ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.eti.2019.100396
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2019.100396

2. Anaerobic treatment of wastewater of industrial belt of Baddi (solan) using Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor (UASBR)

Author:: S. Sharma; S. Somvanshi; A. K. Mittal
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2012 v.3 no.3 pp. 1150-1154
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: anaerobic treatment; biochemical oxygen demand; biodegradation; carbon dioxide; chemical oxygen demand; cow manure; industrial wastewater; industrial wastewater treatment; methane; methane production; organic matter; sludge; upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; volatile fatty acids; India
Abstract:: ... Anaerobic treatment is widely used around the world as a biological stage in both domestic and industrial wastewater-treatment plants. The degradation process of organic matter is more effective compared to conventional aerobic processes and produces less sludge, hence reduces the cost associated with sludge disposal. Among anaerobic technologies, the most popular ones is the upflow anaerobic slud ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2012030133022
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2012030133022

3. Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Author:: Thanapal Vaithiyanathan; Perumal Sundaramoorthy
Source:: Applied water science 2017 v.7 no.8 pp. 4715-4723
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: Tagetes erecta; acidity; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; copper; iron; irrigation; lead; magnesium; manganese; nitrogen; oils; phytotoxicity; pollution control; seed germination; seedlings; sugar industry; sugars; sulfates; surface water; vigor; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... Sugar industry is a very important agro-based industry in India and it discharges large amount of effluent into water bodies to create high pollution in water bodies which affects the plants and other living organisms. In the present investigation, the physico-chemical analyses of N. P. K. R. Ramaswamy co-operative sugar mill effluent was determined and impact of different concentrations (control, ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-017-0634-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-017-0634-1

4. Analysis of water quality using physico-chemical parameters in lower manair reservoir of Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

Author:: Medudhula Thirupathaiah; Ch. Samatha; Chintha Sammaiah
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2012 v.3 no.1 pp. 172-180
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; chlorides; fish culture; irrigation; nitrates; oxygen; pH; phosphates; total dissolved solids; turbidity; water; water analysis; water hardness; water temperature; India
Abstract:: ... This study was aimed to estimate current status of physico-chemical characteristic of Lower Manair Reservoir at Karimnagar District, Andhra Pradesh. Monthly changes in physico- chemical parameters such as water temperature, pH, turbidity, transparency, total dissolved solids, total hardness, chlorides, phosphate, nitrates, dissolved oxygen and biological oxygen demand were analyzed for a period of ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2012030131017
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2012030131017

5. Applicability and efficacy of diatom indices in water quality evaluation of the Chambal River in Central India

Author:: Prateek Srivastava; Sarika Grover; Jyoti Verma; Ambrina Sardar Khan
Source:: Environmental science and pollution research international 2017 v.24 no.33 pp. 25955-25976
ISSN:: 0944-1344
Subject:: Achnanthidium; Nitzschia; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; environmental factors; environmental monitoring; lotic systems; nutrients; phosphates; rivers; streams; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... Diatom indices have gained considerable popularity in estimation of the trophic state and degree of pollution in lotic ecosystems. However, their applicability and efficacy have rarely been tested in Indian streams and rivers. In the present study, benthic diatom assemblages were sampled at 27 sites along the Chambal River in Central India. PCA revealed three groups of sites, namely, heavily pollu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11356-017-0166-0
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0166-0

6. Application of factor and cluster analysis for characterization of river and estuarine water systems - A case study: Mahanadi River (India)

Author:: Panda, U.C.; Sundaray, S.K.; Rath, P.; Nayak, B.B.; Bhatta, D.
Source:: Journal of hydrology 2006 v.331 no.3-4 pp. 434-445
ISSN:: 0022-1694
Subject:: water pollution; rivers; water quality; nitrogen; total suspended solids; cluster analysis; hydrology; pH; eutrophication; nutrients; dissolved oxygen; biochemical oxygen demand; estuaries; phosphorus; India
Abstract:: ... In order to establish the natural and anthropogenic processes and factors responsible for enrichment of hydrological features, R-mode factor analysis and cluster analysis are applied for three different sets of data i.e. total, fresh and saline influenced stations in Mahanadi river systems. The results of R-mode factor analyses reveal that anthropogenic contribution of nutrients is responsible for ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.05.029
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.05.029

7. Application of multivariate statistical techniques in hydrogeochemical studies—a case study: Brahmani-Koel River (India)

Author:: Sundaray, Sanjay Kumar
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2010 v.164 no.1-4 pp. 297-310
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; biochemical oxygen demand; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; chromium; cluster analysis; cobalt; copper; data collection; factor analysis; heavy metals; iron; manganese; metal ions; nickel; river water; rivers; water quality; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... This study presents the usefulness of multivariate statistical techniques, such as correlation matrix, cluster analysis, and factor analysis, for the evaluation and interpretation of complex water quality data sets of Brahmani-Koel river along the Rourkela Industrial Complex, India, and the apportionment of pollution sources/factors. The correlation study suggests that dissolved heavy metals, bioc ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-009-0893-x
PubMed:: 19396558
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-0893-x

8. Application of rural slaughterhouse waste as an organic fertilizer for pot cultivation of solanaceous vegetables in India

Author:: Malancha Roy; Sukalpa Karmakar; Anupam Debsarcar; Pradip K Sen; Joydeep Mukherjee
Source:: International journal of recycling of organics waste in agriculture 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 6
ISSN:: 2195-3228
Subject:: Azotobacter; Capsicum annuum; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; Solanum melongena; bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; blood; carbohydrates; chemical oxygen demand; chlorophyll; crops; diammonium phosphate; digesta; drying; eggplants; fruiting; fungi; mature plants; nitrogen; nitrogen content; oils; organic fertilizers; phosphorus; planting; pot culture; potassium; rumen; slaughterhouse wastes; slaughterhouses; soil; sustainable agriculture; tomatoes; total suspended solids; toxicity; India
Abstract:: ... BACKGROUND: The lack of electricity and water supply in rural abattoirs in developing nations prevents the adoption of waste-processing technologies practiced in economically advanced countries. This research attempts to recycle waste blood and rumen digesta generated in rural slaughterhouses as organic fertilizer, thus promoting sustainable agriculture. RESULTS: The values of 5-day biochemical ox ...
DOI:: 10.1186/2251-7715-2-6
: https://doi.org/10.1186/2251-7715-2-6

9. Applications of correlation and regression analysis in assessing lentic water quality: a case study at Brahmsarovar Kurukshetra, India

Author:: Anita Bhatnagar; Pooja Devi
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2012 v.3 no.2 pp. 813-820
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: alkalinity; ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; carbon dioxide; case studies; correlation; dissolved oxygen; equations; habitats; hardness; lentic systems; magnesium; mass; oxygen; pH; phosphates; phytoplankton; population; prediction; regression analysis; sampling; species diversity; temperature; validity; water; water quality; zooplankton; India
Abstract:: ... The present study was conducted to determine the levels of water quality indicators and to study statistical interrelationships amongst them. An attempt has also been made to establish regression equations to provide a prediction of water quality prior to detailed investigation. The studies were conducted at the “Brahmsarovar” an important religious water tank at Kurukshetra in India, where mass b ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2012030132008
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2012030132008

10. Appraisal of water quality in the Lakes of Nainital District through numerical indices and multivariate statistics, India

Author:: Hitesh Dalakoti; Saurabh Mishra; Mohit Chaudhary; S.K. Singal
Source:: International journal of river basin management 2018 v.16 no.2 pp. 219-229
ISSN:: 1814-2060
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; drinking; freshwater; heavy metals; industry; lakes; multivariate analysis; risk assessment; surface water; wastewater; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... Nainital district is naturally gifted with numbers of natural water bodies. Among these water bodies, the four lakes (Nainital, Bhimtal, Naukuchiatal and Sattal) are the major source of freshwater for the local inhabitants and industries situated in surrounding area. However, the lakes receive an enormous amount of untreated wastewater which imbalances the nutrients concentration in lake water. Th ...
DOI:: 10.1080/15715124.2017.1394316
: https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2017.1394316

11. Assessing the impact of anthropogenic activities on spatio-temporal variation of water quality in Anchar lake, Kashmir Himalayas

Author:: Salim Aijaz Bhat; Gowhar Meraj; Sayar Yaseen; Ab. Rashid Bhat; Ashok K. Pandit
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2013 v.3 no.5 pp. 1625-1640
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: alkalinity; anthropogenic activities; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; chlorides; correlation; dissolved carbon dioxide; dissolved oxygen; lakes; magnesium; nitrates; pH; phosphates; total dissolved solids; water; water hardness; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:: ... In the present study, various physico-chemical parameters of water were assessed over a period of six months (from February, 2012 to July, 2012) on monthly basis at six study sites in Anchar lake of Kashmir valley. The correlation matrix and dendrogram of physicochemical factors have been computed and analyzed. The positive co-relation coefficient was observed between, free carbon dioxide and calc ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2013030500032
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2013030500032

12. Assessing the potentials of Lemna minor in the treatment of domestic wastewater at pilot scale

Author:: Anima Priya; Kirti Avishek; Gopal Pathak
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2012 v.184 no.7 pp. 4301-4307
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: Lemna minor; Spirodela; Wolffia; biochemical oxygen demand; free-floating plants; freshwater; organic wastes; orthophosphates; pH; phytoremediation; wastewater; wastewater treatment; India
Abstract:: ... Water crisis is one of the most serious problems faced by the world today. Phytoremediation is one of the serious efforts towards sustainability. Macrophyte-based wastewater treatment systems have several potential advantages compared with conventional treatment systems. Duckweeds (Lemna spp., Spirodela spp., Wolffia spp.) are small, green freshwater, free-floating aquatic plants. The primary obje ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-011-2265-6
PubMed:: 21823047
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-011-2265-6

13. Assessment and spatial distribution of groundwater quality in industrial areas of Ghaziabad, India

Author:: Savita Kumari; Anil Kumar Singh; Ashok Kumar Verma; N. P. S. Yaduvanshi
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2014 v.186 no.1 pp. 501-514
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: water pollution; chemical elements; water quality; wells; total dissolved solids; spatial distribution; total suspended solids; turbidity; groundwater; chemical oxygen demand; environmental assessment; dissolved oxygen; biochemical oxygen demand; India
Abstract:: ... An attempt has been made in this study to evaluate the groundwater quality in two industrial blocks of Ghaziabad district. Groundwater samples were collected from shallow wells, deep wells and hand pumps of two heavily industrialized blocks, namely Bulandshahar road industrial area and Meerut road industrial area in Ghaziabad district for assessing their suitability for various uses. Samples were ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-013-3393-y
PubMed:: 23996647
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3393-y

14. Assessment of bacterial indicators and physico-chemical parameters in Tiruppur, Erode and Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)

Author:: Ganesan Sunantha; Namasivayam Vasudevan
Source:: Environmental nanotechnology, monitoring & management 2016 v.6 pp. 219-260
ISSN:: 2215-1532
Subject:: alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; chemical analysis; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; coliform bacteria; electrical conductivity; fluorides; humans; industrial effluents; ions; irrigation; irrigation water; lakes; magnesium; most probable number technique; oxygen; pH; phosphates; potassium; rivers; sewage; sodium; sulfates; surface water; temperature; total dissolved solids; total suspended solids; turbidity; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... This study reports the physico-chemical characteristics in Cauvery River, Noyyal River, and Chennai Lakes in Tamil Nadu, India. Surface water samples were collected and analyzed as per standard methods. The parameters analyzed were pH, temperature, turbidity, electrical conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, total solids, total dissolved solids, total sus ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.enmm.2016.10.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2016.10.005

15. Assessment of chemical and microbial contamination in groundwater through leaching of sewage waste in Delhi, India

Author:: Ashwani Kumar; Anuj Ranjan; Khushbu Gulati; Shalini Thakur; Tanu Jindal
Source:: Environmental earth sciences 2016 v.75 no.3 pp. 275
ISSN:: 1866-6280
Subject:: World Health Organization; alkalinity; aquifers; bacterial contamination; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; concrete; dissolved oxygen; ecosystems; electrical conductivity; environmental factors; groundwater; groundwater contamination; hardness; hazard characterization; leaching; plate count; pollutants; risk factors; sewage; soil profiles; soil structure; India
Abstract:: ... The identification of proxy indicator for groundwater infiltration and bacterial contamination is an important step in managing groundwater resources and hazard assessment. The objective of the present study was to estimate the hydro-chemical data of Khyberpass, Delhi, location to explore the preliminary, chemical and microbial contamination of groundwater samples through setup lysimetric experime ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12665-015-5016-0
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-5016-0

16. Assessment of ecohydrogeochemical status of freshwater Loktak Lake of Manipur, India

Author:: Ranu Jajo Laishram; Gyanendra Yumnam; Wazir Alam
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2022 v.194 no.9 pp. 659
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: World Health Organization; biochemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; fluorides; freshwater; freshwater lakes; hydrogeochemistry; iron; irrigation water; oxygen; pH; permeability; sodium; sodium adsorption ratio; sodium carbonate; turbidity; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... The present study has been carried out to assess the ecohydrogeochemical status of Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the Northeastern region of India, based on the water quality parameters, hydrogeochemistry, water quality indices (WQI) and trophic state index (TSI). The spatio-temporal variations of physicochemical parameters have been assessed, and it was found that parameters such as ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-022-10336-w
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10336-w

17. Assessment of ground water quality in and around Bacheli and Kirandula area, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India

Author:: Bhagirathi Behera; Mira Das; Ajaya Chanda
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2013 v.3 no.6 pp. 2224-2235
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: area; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; chemical oxygen demand; electrical conductivity; fluorides; groundwater; iron; oxygen; pH; pollutants; potassium; sodium; sulfates; water hardness; water pollution; India
Abstract:: ... Water is one of the most basic necessities for life. Water pollution is a subject of great concern in the said areas due to presence of iron ore belt. In the present study, the ground waters around Bacheli and Kirandul areas have been tested, where the iron ore mines are present. The water quality parameters viz. pH, Electrical Conductivity(EC), Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Fluoride, Sulphate, Tota ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2013030600038
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2013030600038

18. Assessment of physico‐chemical properties of water and phytoplankton bloom formation in a eutrophic pond using multivariate analysis

Author:: Dhanya S; Ammini Joseph
Source:: Lakes & reservoirs 2019 v.24 no.2 pp. 153-161
ISSN:: 1320-5331
Subject:: Aphanothece; Chlorella vulgaris; Euglena; Lepocinclis; Leptosira; algal blooms; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; biochemical pathways; biomass; chlorophyll; dissolved oxygen; ecosystems; electrical conductivity; eutrophication; hydrochemistry; iron; lakes; multivariate analysis; nitrate nitrogen; nitrite nitrogen; oxygen; pH; phytoplankton; principal component analysis; temperature; total phosphorus; turbidity; India
Abstract:: ... An investigation of the water chemistry and phytoplankton bloom formation characteristics of a seasonal earthen pond located in the Alappuzha District, Kerala (India) was carried out during November 2011 to May 2012. Twelve important physico‐chemical parameters (temperature, Secchi disc transparency, pH, electrical conductivity EC), dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia‐n ...
DOI:: 10.1111/lre.12265
: https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12265

19. Assessment of point and non-point sources of pollution using a chemical mass balance approach

Author:
Source:: Hydrological sciences journal 1998 v.43 no.3 pp. 379-390
ISSN:: 0262-6667
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; groundwater; oxygen; rivers; sediments; surveys; volatilization; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... A survey of the River Kali in western Uttar Pradesh (India) has been carried out to assess the contribution of point and non-point sources of pollution to the river. The river shows strong seasonal dependence for various constituents and the water quality deteriorates sharply as it flows through Muzaffarnagar city. The important characteristic associated with the pollution of the river is the depl ...
DOI:: 10.1080/02626669809492133
: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626669809492133

20. Assessment of pollution level in a Himalayan Lake, Kashmir, using geomatics approach

Author:: Fayma Mushtaq; Mili Ghosh Nee Lala; A.C. Pandey
Source:: International journal of environmental analytical chemistry 2015 v.95 no.11 pp. 1001-1013
ISSN:: 1029-0397
Subject:: alkalinity; ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; eutrophication; geospatial science and technology; hardness; iron; lakes; nitrates; nitrites; surface water; total dissolved solids; water holding capacity; water quality; wetlands; India
Abstract:: ... Pollution indices aggregate concentrations of several water quality parameters into a single quantity to indicate the general status of pollution in a region. In this study, a variant of the previous water quality index was used to evaluate the pollution status in the Wular Lake, Kashmir, which is a Ramsar site and wetland of international importance. The index termed as water quality status index ...
DOI:: 10.1080/03067319.2015.1077517
: https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2015.1077517

21. Assessment of potential risks of heavy metals from wastewater treatment plants of Srinagar city, Kashmir

Author:: U. Qayoom; S. U. Bhat; I. Ahmad; A. Kumar
Source:: International journal of environmental science and technology 2022 v.19 no.9 pp. 9027-9046
ISSN:: 1735-1472
Subject:: aluminum; ammonia; arsenic; atomic absorption spectrometry; biochemical oxygen demand; cadmium; carcinogenicity; chromium; copper; health effects assessments; heavy metals; iron; lakes; lead; mercury; principal component analysis; public health; risk; sewage; sludge; supply chain; total phosphorus; wastewater; wastewater treatment; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... Globally an enormous amount of sewage and sludge is being generated which has turned out to be a major environmental threat due to the associated risks arising from heavy metals. In this context the present study aimed to assess the concentration of heavy metals in sewage and sludge from wastewater treatment plants located around Dal Lake of Srinagar city. Aluminum, iron, zinc, lead, copper, mercu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13762-021-03612-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03612-8

22. Assessment of seasonal and spatial fluctuations in wastewater quality using multivariate statistical methods

Author:: Anusha Nadella; Dhrubajyoti Sen
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2022 v.194 no.4 pp. 254
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; cluster analysis; coliform bacteria; monsoon season; nitrates; orthophosphates; oxygen; pH; phosphorus; principal component analysis; stormwater; summer; temperature; wastewater; water quality; winter; India
Abstract:: ... This study aims at evaluating the seasonal and spatial fluctuations in the quality of wastewater passing through the stormwater flow (SWF) channel located in Kolkata, India, using multivariate statistical methods. In this study, the primary quality data were collected from eight selected sampling stations on the SWF channel during three seasons (summer, monsoon, and winter of 2019) for 10 paramete ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-022-09900-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-09900-1

23. Assessment of seasonal effects of municipal sewage pollution on the water quality of an urban canal--a case study of the Buckingham canal at Kalpakkam (India): NO₃, PO₄, SO₄, BOD, COD and DO

Author:: Kumar, A. Yudhistra; Reddy, M. Vikram
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2009 v.157 no.1-4 pp. 223-234
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; cluster analysis; dissolved oxygen; monsoon season; nitrates; nutrients; phosphates; seasonal variation; sewage; sulfates; summer; water pollution; water quality; winter; India
Abstract:: ... The seasonal effects of untreated and treated municipal sewage on the nutrients--nitrate (NO₃), phosphate (PO₄), sulphate (SO₄), and the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and dissolved oxygen (DO) of the receiving urban canal, the Buckingham canal at Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu, India) was monitored monthly during pre- monsoon--2005 to post-monsoon--2006. The NO₃, PO₄ and SO₄ ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-008-0530-0
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0530-0

24. Assessment of seasonal variation in water quality of River Mini, at Sindhrot, Vadodara

Author:: Vaishali Patel; Punita Parikh
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2013 v.3 no.5 pp. 1424-1436
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: alkalinity; ammonia; area; biocenosis; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; electrical conductivity; industry; lead; monsoon season; organic matter; oxygen; pH; pollution control; river water; rivers; sampling; seasonal variation; sulfates; summer; total dissolved solids; toxic substances; turbidity; wastes; water hardness; winter; India
Abstract:: ... The indiscriminate dumping and release of wastes containing hazardous substances into Rivers might lead to environmental disturbance which could be considered as a potential source of stress to biotic community. Mahi River located west of Vadodara city passes through the Nandesari Industrial area (NIA), with industries on both sides, served as an excellent disposal agent. The objective of the stud ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2013030500013
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2013030500013

25. Assessment of the levels of coastal marine pollution of Chennai city, Southern India

Author:: Shanmugam, Palanisamy; Neelamani, S.; Ahn, Yu-Hwan; Philip, Ligy; Hong, Gi-Hoon
Source:: Water resources management 2007 v.21 no.7 pp. 1187-1206
ISSN:: 0920-4741
Subject:: alkalinity; aquifers; biochemical oxygen demand; cadmium; chemical oxygen demand; chlorophyll; cities; coasts; cobalt; copper; dissolved oxygen; estuaries; freshwater; groundwater; habitat destruction; hardness; industrial wastes; lead; manganese; nickel; nitrates; nitrites; nutrients; oceans; phosphates; pipelines; pollutants; saltwater intrusion; storms; toxic substances; turbidity; water analysis; water pollution; India
Abstract:: ... The levels of hydrological pollution of Chennai coastal zone in the southeastern part of India have been increased in the recent years by an uncontrolled disposal of wastewater and pollutants due to human activities. This study gave a special emphasis on the determination of the levels of pollution, the identification of vulnerable zones and providing some probable remedial measures for severely i ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11269-006-9075-6
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-006-9075-6

26. Assessment of water pollution in different bleaching based paper manufacturing and textile dyeing industries in India

Author:: Ranganathan, K.; Jeyapaul, S.; Sharma, D. C.
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2007 v.134 no.1-3 pp. 363-372
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: bamboos; biochemical oxygen demand; bleaching; chemical oxygen demand; chlorine; chlorine dioxide; dyeing; evaporation; fabrics; halides; hydrogen peroxide; industrial effluents; manufacturing; oxygen; paper; paper pulp; papermaking; pulp and paper industry; raw materials; rice straw; waste liquors; waste paper; water pollution; wood; India
Abstract:: ... Paper industries using different raw materials such as hard wood, bamboo, baggase, rice-straw and waste papers and bleaching chemicals like chlorine, hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, sulphite and oxygen were studied to estimate organic pollution load and Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX) per ton of production. The hard wood based paper industries generate higher Chemical Oxygen De ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-007-9628-z
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9628-z

27. Assessment of water quality condition and spatiotemporal patterns in selected wetlands of Punjab, India

Author:: Yadvinder Singh; Gurdarshan Singh; Jasvirinder Singh Khattar; Sophia Barinova; Jasneet Kaur; Sumit Kumar; Davinder Pal Singh
Source:: Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.2 pp. 2493-2509
ISSN:: 0944-1344
Subject:: alkalinity; ammonium; analysis of variance; bicarbonates; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; comparative study; electrical conductivity; monsoon season; oxygen; pH; phosphates; principal component analysis; research; summer; water quality; winter; India
Abstract:: ... Wetlands are one of the most productive aquatic ecosystems on earth, and their water quality is an indicative of their suitability for maintaining various ecosystem services. In this study, different statistical techniques and water quality index (WQI) were employed to access the status and spatiotemporal patterns in water quality of seven selected (two natural and five manmade) wetlands of Punjab ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11356-021-15590-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15590-y

28. Assessment of water quality index and multivariate analysis of high altitude sacred Lake Prashar, Himachal Pradesh, India

Author:: R. Kumari; R. C. Sharma
Source:: International journal of environmental science and technology 2019 v.16 no.10 pp. 6125-6134
ISSN:: 1735-1472
Subject:: altitude; autumn; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; cluster analysis; lakes; monsoon season; multivariate analysis; overgrazing; phosphates; physicochemical properties; potassium; principal component analysis; sodium; spring; summer; turbidity; wastes; water hardness; water temperature; winter; India
Abstract:: ... A study was carried out to analyze the physicochemical parameters of sacred lake during November 2015–October 2016. Keeping in view the purpose of the study different analysis has been done to check the water quality of the Prashar Lake. Water quality was evaluated seasonally by using water quality index (WQI), which reflect the defined and future use of water. Different statistical methods: Pears ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13762-018-2007-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-018-2007-1

29. Assessment of water quality status of Doyang River, Nagaland, India, using Water Quality Index

Author:: Akumtoshi Lkr; M. R. Singh; Neizo Puro
Source:: Applied water science 2020 v.10 no.1 pp. 46
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; dams (hydrology); deforestation; issues and policy; land use; monsoon season; pH; riparian areas; rivers; water quality; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... The Doyang River of Wokha district, Nagaland, NE India, has a strong economic and traditional attachment to the local people. It provides sufficient fertile plains and slopes for cultivation, good grounds for community fishing and hunting. It is not only important for the people of Wokha but also for the state of Nagaland because of the rich natural resources it provides. This study was conducted ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-019-1133-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-019-1133-3

30. Bacterial community structure and functional diversity in subsurface seawater from the western coastal ecosystem of the Arabian Sea, India

Author:: Raghawendra Kumar; Avinash Mishra; Bhavanath Jha
Source:: Gene 2019 v.701 pp. 55-64
ISSN:: 0378-1119
Subject:: Firmicutes; bacteria; bacterial communities; biochemical oxygen demand; biochemical pathways; coastal ecosystems; coasts; color; community structure; correspondence analysis; dissolved oxygen; functional diversity; gamma-Proteobacteria; habitats; inorganic carbon; oxygen; pH; phylogeny; principal component analysis; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; salinity; seawater; temperature; total dissolved solids; total organic carbon; Arabian Sea; India
Abstract:: ... The present study revealed the spatial variability of bacteria in relation to physicochemical variations at four different locations (Diu - DIU, Veraval - VER, Porbandar - POR and Okha - OKH) along the Gujarat coast (Arabian Sea, India). The natural habitat was analyzed for temperature, salinity, pH, total dissolved solids, total organic content, total inorganic content, biological oxygen demand, ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.099
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.099

31. Bacterial diversity assessment of world’s largest sewage-fed fish farms with special reference to water quality: a Ramsar site

Author:: Inderjeet Tyagi; Kaomud Tyagi; Rakesh Bhutiani; Kailash Chandra; Vikas Kumar
Source:: Environmental science and pollution research 2021 v.28 no.31 pp. 42372-42386
ISSN:: 0944-1344
Subject:: Arcobacter; Cyanobium; Pseudomonas; Sulfurospirillum; aquaculture; bacterial communities; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; community structure; constructed wetlands; dissolved oxygen; fish; fisheries; irrigation; pollution control; research; sewage; water quality; water quality analysis; India
Abstract:: ... Bacterial community structure is one of the essential components of aquaculture dynamics and plays an important role in maintaining wetland health. The present work is an effort to study the structure of bacterial communities in the world’s largest sewage-fed fish farms, the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKWs), along with their predicted functional metabolic pathways and correlation with environmental va ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11356-021-13756-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13756-2

32. Bioassessment in the aquatic ecosystems of highly urbanized agglomeration in India: An application of physicochemical and macroinvertebrate-based indices

Author:: Preeti Kumari; Subodh Kumar Maiti
Source:: Ecological indicators 2020 v.111 pp. 106053
ISSN:: 1470-160X
Subject:: alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; biological assessment; chlorides; electrical conductivity; fauna; lakes; lentic systems; lotic systems; macroinvertebrates; oxygen; pH; rivers; steel; total Kjeldahl nitrogen; urbanization; water management; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... Benthic macroinvertebrates (B-macros) from fourteen sampling sites from lentic (lake), intermediate (canal) and lotic (river) ecosystems of Jamshedpur Steel City (JSC) were analyzed, to monitor the changes in their distribution in relation to water quality. JSC is one of the largest Urban Agglomeration in India, which houses more than 1200 industries. The effect of pollution on B-macros communitie ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.106053
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.106053

33. Bioremediation of heavy metals using biostimulation in laboratory bioreactor

Author:: M. H. Fulekar; Jaya Sharma; Akalpita Tendulkar
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2012 v.184 no.12 pp. 7299-7307
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: aerobic conditions; alkalinity; bioaccumulation; biochemical oxygen demand; bioreactors; bioremediation; chemical oxygen demand; heavy metals; microorganisms; monitoring; pH; salts; waste disposal; India
Abstract:: ... The present research study investigates bioremediation potential of biostimulated microbial culture isolated from heavy metals waste disposal contaminated site located at Bhayander (east), Mumbai, India. The physicochemical and microbial characterization including heavy metal contaminants have been studied at waste disposal site. The microorganisms adapted at heavy metal-contaminated environment w ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-011-2499-3
PubMed:: 22270588
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-011-2499-3

34. Bioremediation potential of newly isolated Bacillus albus strain VKDS9 for decolourization and detoxification of biomethanated distillery effluent and its metabolites characterization for environmental sustainability

Author:: Vineet Kumar; Sakshi Agrawal; Sushil Kumar Shahi; Ankit Motghare; Simranjeet Singh; Praveen C. Ramamurthy
Source:: Environmental technology & innovation 2022 v.26 pp. 102260
ISSN:: 2352-1864
Subject:: Cicer arietinum; bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; biodegradation; bioremediation; chemical oxygen demand; chemical pollutants; color; decolorization; environmental technology; glucose; high performance liquid chromatography; metabolites; pH; peptones; phytotoxicity; sludge; sustainable development; temperature; India
Abstract:: ... In India, the environment friendly and sustainable management of colored effluents emanating from alcohol-producing distilleries has become a serious environmental concern. The current study aimed to examine the efficiency of ligninolytic enzyme-producing bacterial strain isolated from ameliorated distillery sludge by enrichment method for its bioremediation and detoxification potential of biometh ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.eti.2021.102260
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.102260

35. Bioremediation treatment process through mercury-resistant bacteria isolated from Mithi river

Author:: Bhupendra Pushkar; Pooja Sevak; Akansha Singh
Source:: Applied water science 2019 v.9 no.4 pp. 117
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: Acinetobacter; Bacillus (bacteria); Enterobacter; Klebsiella pneumoniae; arsenic; bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; bioremediation; chemical oxygen demand; chromium; electrical conductivity; heavy metals; industrial effluents; mercury; minimum inhibitory concentration; normal values; ribosomal DNA; river water; rivers; salinity; salt stress; sodium chloride; total dissolved solids; toxicity; India
Abstract:: ... Unorganized development all over the world has resulted in the deterioration of the environment. The Mithi river located in Mumbai area is also one of the victims of this unorganized development. It has become a dumping site for industrial effluents, which contains various toxic materials including heavy metals such as mercury, chromium, arsenic. Physicochemical analysis of the Mithi river water s ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-019-0998-5
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-019-0998-5

36. Case study on ncov-19 pandemic effect on Indian economy and geographic impact

Author:: M. Amardeepak; E. Mamatha; S. Durga Sasi Kiran; S. Manjunath; C.S. Reddy
Source:: Indian journal of ecology 2021 v.48 no.spl pp. 45-48
ISSN:: 0304-5250
Subject:: COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; air quality; biochemical oxygen demand; case studies; humans; mortality; oxygen; pH; pandemic; traffic; water quality; China; India
Abstract:: ... COVID-19 is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona Virus-2 (SARS-COV-2), which emerged in Wuhan city, Hubei province of China, and has now spread its roots over 220 countries and territories around the world. A few vaccines developed for this contagious disease till date have shown promising results. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a tremendous impact on t ...

37. Characteristics of the event mean concentration (EMCs) from rainfall runoff on mixed agricultural land use in the shoreline zone of the Yamuna River in Delhi, India

Author:: Deepshikha Sharma; Ruchi Gupta; Ram Karan Singh; Arun Kansal
Source:: Applied water science 2012 v.2 no.1 pp. 55-62
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: agricultural land; ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; fluorides; geographic information systems; hardness; land use; monitoring; monsoon season; nitrates; nitrogen; nonpoint source pollution; phosphates; pollutants; rain; remote sensing; rivers; runoff; shorelines; sulfates; water quality; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... This paper is focused on the monitoring of the diffuse pollution characteristics from the agricultural land confining the River Yamuna in Delhi (capital of India). Agricultural fields surrounding the Yamuna river are direct nonpoint source of pollution impacting the river quality. The study includes watershed delineation for the River Yamuna using SWAT (2005) and land use classification for the ci ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-011-0022-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-011-0022-1

38. Characterization and prediction of stormwater runoff quality in sub-tropical rural catchments

Author:: Puneet Pal Singh Cheema; Akepati S. Reddy; Sukhpreet Kaur
Source:: Water resources 2017 v.44 no.2 pp. 331-341
ISSN:: 0097-8078
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; copper; correlation; iron; land use; nitrate nitrogen; nitrates; nitrogen; pH; phosphorus; pollutants; prediction; rain; regression analysis; rural areas; storms; stormwater; total suspended solids; watersheds; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... Due to scarcity of local data on stormwater pollution levels and rainfall-runoff generation process, very few attempts have been made towards the management of stormwater in sub-tropical rural catchments. An attempt has been made in the present study to characterize and predict the stormwater runoff characteristics using regression modeling from five rural catchments in north-west India. Stormwate ...
DOI:: 10.1134/S0097807817020129
: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807817020129

39. Characterization of bacterial diversity in wastewater of Indian paper industries with special reference to water quality

Author:: I. Tyagi; K. Tyagi; K. Chandra; Vikas Kumar
Source:: International journal of environmental science and technology 2022 v.19 no.5 pp. 3669-3684
ISSN:: 1735-1472
Subject:: Acinetobacter; Aerococcus; Chryseobacterium; Microbacterium; Sphingomonas; bacterial communities; biochemical oxygen demand; biosynthesis; carbohydrate metabolism; chemical oxygen demand; correspondence analysis; fatty acids; genes; paper; pollution control; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water pollution; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... The bacterial diversity in terms of structure and community profile, with special reference to water quality in the wastewater treatment plant of Indian paper industries, is poorly understood. In the present work, characterization of bacterial diversity using 16S (V3-V4 region) rRNA gene amplicon sequencing data with reference to physicochemical parameters in the wastewater treatment plant of two ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13762-021-03249-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03249-7

40. Cloud-based neuro-fuzzy hydro-climatic model for water quality assessment under uncertainty and sensitivity

Author:: Ananya Jain; Srinivas Rallapalli; Dhruv Kumar
Source:: Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.43 pp. 65259-65275
ISSN:: 0944-1344
Subject:: algorithms; biochemical oxygen demand; climate; coliform bacteria; data collection; fuzzy logic; neural networks; oxygen; pH; rain; research; river flow; river water; rivers; temperature; uncertainty; water quality; watersheds; Ganges River; India
Abstract:: ... River water quality is a function of various bio-physicochemical parameters which can be aggregated for calculating the Water Quality Index (WQI). However, it is challenging to model the nonlinearity and uncertain behavior of these parameters. When data is deficient and noisy, it creates missing and conflicting parameters within their complex inter-relationships. It is also essential to model how ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11356-022-20385-w
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20385-w

41. Coliforms removal in full-scale activated sludge plants in India

Author:: Kazmi, A.A.; Tyagi, V.K.; Trivedi, R.C.; Kumar, A.
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2008 v.87 no.3 pp. 415-419
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: water pollution; pollution control; microbial contamination; wastewater treatment; microbiological quality; pathogens; coliform bacteria; biological treatment; activated sludge; biochemical oxygen demand; solids; equipment performance; India
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.01.017
PubMed:: 17408847
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.01.017

42. Common effluent treatment plant (CETP): Reliability analysis and performance evaluation

Author:: Ashwini V. Padalkar; Rakesh Kumar
Source:: Water Science and Engineering 2018 pp. -
ISSN:: 1674-2370
Subject:: aeration; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; compliance; oils; tanks; total suspended solids; working conditions; India
Abstract:: ... Common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) have been installed and are in operation at numerous industrial clusters throughout India. They serve to reduce effluent treatment cost, provide better collective treatment, and reduce land cost for small-scale industrial facilities that cannot afford individual treatment plants. Optimum working conditions for treatment of effluent to be at par with dischar ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.wse.2018.10.002
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wse.2018.10.002

43. Comparative analysis of land use and lake water quality in rural and urban zones of south Chennai, India

Author:: Chaithanya Sudha Merugu; Ravichandran Seetharaman
Source:: Environment, development and sustainability 2013 v.15 no.2 pp. 511-528
ISSN:: 1387-585X
Subject:: alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; correlation; inorganic salts; ions; lakes; land use change; nutrients; pH; temperature; total dissolved solids; urbanization; wastewater; water quality; watersheds; wetlands; India
Abstract:: ... Chennai city, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in South India, has been experiencing rapid expansion since the last two decades, resulting in major changes in land use and degradation of wetlands. Small lakes in the peri-urban areas face severe strain on their environment due to transition of rural to urban conditions, leaving at stake their aquatic health and intended uses. This paper studies the ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10668-012-9391-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-012-9391-3

44. Comparative assessment of dominant macrophytes and limnological parameters of Dal lake and Chatlam wetlands in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir, India

Author:: Siraj Yousuf Parray; Bhupendra Koul; Maulin P. Shah
Source:: Environmental technology & innovation 2021 v.24 pp. 101978
ISSN:: 2352-1864
Subject:: Azolla; Mentha; Nymphoides peltata; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; environmental technology; eutrophication; lakes; macrophytes; nitrate nitrogen; orthophosphates; summer; watersheds; wetlands; winter; India
Abstract:: ... The aim of the study was to analyze and compare the physico-chemical properties of water, with respect to the anthropogenic stresses on the growth and dominance of aquatic macrophytes at the four selected sites in Dal lake and Chatlam wetlands, during the year 2020. We have identified 12 species of macrophytes from the Dal lake and 20 species from the Chatlam wetlands. Highest importance value ind ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101978
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101978

45. Comparative study of physio-chemical characteristics of river Godavari In district Parbhani (M.S) India

Author:: P.D. Padghan
Source:: International journal of environmental sciences 2013 v.4 no.2 pp. 185-192
ISSN:: 0976-4402
Subject:: alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; chlorides; comparative study; correlation; exhibitions; industrial effluents; nitrates; oxygen; pH; river water; rivers; sampling; sewage; silica; sugars; total dissolved solids; turbidity; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... Present study deals with t monthly variation in the Physio-chemical characteristics of river Godavari (M.S) India in District Parbhani at khadka, which is polluted with Sugar industrial effluent, domestic sewage, the sample were collected from the two sampling point located away from each other by 0.5 kms & selected for investigation. study related with the PH, Conductivity,BOD(biological oxygen d ...
DOI:: 10.6088/ijes.2013040200007
: https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.2013040200007

46. Comparative study on physicochemical status and diversity of macrophytes and zooplanktons of two urban ponds of Chandannagar, WB, India

Author:: Rituparna Sarkar; Apurba Ratan Ghosh; Naba Kumar Mondal
Source:: Applied water science 2020 v.10 no.2 pp. 63
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: Rotifera; alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; chlorides; comparative study; macrophytes; pH; ponds; total dissolved solids; total suspended solids; water hardness; water temperature; winter; zooplankton; India
Abstract:: ... Present investigation has made an attempt to assess the variations in physicochemical status of two urban ponds (constructed boundary: Pond A and natural boundary: Pond B) of Chandannagar and also established the variations in the diversity of macrophytes and zooplankton of the study areas during winter (Nov–Dec, 2017). Limnological parameters recorded from two spots collected in three phases, suc ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-020-1146-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-020-1146-y

47. Comprehensive evaluation of water quality status for entire stretch of Yamuna River, India

Author:: Maneesh Jaiswal; Jakir Hussain; Sanjay Kumar Gupta; Mahmoud Nasr; Arvind Kumar Nema
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.4 pp. 208
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: atmospheric deposition; bioactive properties; biochemical oxygen demand; decision making; deicing agents; effluents; environmental factors; fertilizers; landfills; monsoon season; oxygen; principal component analysis; rivers; rocks; salts; sewage; soil; stakeholders; surface water; viability; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... This study represented the first comprehensive assessment of the physicochemical water quality status of the entire Yamuna River stretch in India. The upper zone had “excellent-to-good” water quality index (WQI) with mean 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD₅) values of 2.1 and 2.4 mg/L during monsoon and non-monsoon, respectively. The middle region was described by “poor-to-marginal” WQI with ave ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-019-7312-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7312-8

48. Contamination of Ground Water as a Consequence of Land Disposal of Dye Waste Mixed Sewage Effluents: A Case Study of Panipat District of Haryana, India

Author:: Dubey, S. K.; Yadav, Rashmi; Chaturvedi, R. K.; Yadav, R. K.; Sharma, V. K.; Minhas, P. S.
Source:: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2010 v.85 no.3 pp. 295-300
ISSN:: 0007-4861
Subject:: animals; biochemical oxygen demand; cadmium; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; copper; crops; drinking water; effluents; groundwater; groundwater contamination; heavy metals; human health; industry; iron; irrigation; lead; manganese; mixing; nickel; pumps; seepage; sewage; sewage treatment; toxicity; villages; water quality; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... Spatial samples of surface and ground water collected from land disposal site of dye waste mixed sewage effluents at Binjhole, in Haryana, India were analyzed to evaluate its effect on quality of pond, hand pumps and ground waters for human health and irrigation purposes. It was found that average COD and TDS of dye houses discharge (310 and 3,920 mg/L) and treated sewage (428 and 1,470 mg/L) on m ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00128-010-0073-2
PubMed:: 20665000
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0073-2

49. Correlation between population dynamics of mosquito larvae and their habitat qualities

Author:: RANJEETA, Lalit Mohan; SHARMA, Preeti; SRIVASTAVA, C.N.
Source:: Entomological research 2008 v.38 no.4 pp. 257-262
ISSN:: 1738-2297
Subject:: Anopheles; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; chemical oxygen demand; correlation; environmental factors; habitats; hardness; insect larvae; magnesium; monitoring; pH; population dynamics; temperature; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... Surveillance of anopheline and culicine larvae was conducted fortnightly to determine population composition and density at seven sites in the area of the Mathura Refinery, Mathura, India during 2005-2006. The correlation between population of the vectors and their habitat quality was established. Temperature (0.978 and 0.85°C), pH (0.99 and 0.95), conductivity (0.98 and 0.98 mho) and calcium ion ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00182.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00182.x

50. Critical appraisal of BOD and DO models applied to a highly polluted river in India

Author:
Source:: Hydrological sciences journal 2007 v.52 no.2 pp. 362-375
ISSN:: 0262-6667
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; data collection; dissolved oxygen; equations; models; rivers; statistics; surveys; wastewater treatment; India
Abstract:: ... Most commonly used biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and dissolved oxygen (DO) models have been tested for their applicability in the River Kali, which is one of the most polluted rivers in India. A total of 732 field data sets were generated during field survey from March 1999 to February 2000. The modelling of BOD and DO in the River Kali involves derivation and solution of the governing equations ...
DOI:: 10.1623/hysj.52.2.362
: https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.52.2.362

51. Current status of seawater quality in Digha (India), northwestern coast of the Bay of Bengal

Author:: J.Selvin Pitchaikani; K. Kadharsha; Subrat Mukherjee
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2016 v.188 no.7 pp. 385
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: benthic organisms; biochemical oxygen demand; brackish water; coastal plains; coastal water; coasts; dissolved oxygen; ecosystems; environmental factors; environmental health; estuaries; heavy metals; nutrients; physicochemical properties; seasonal variation; seawater; sewage; water currents; water quality; Bay of Bengal; India
Abstract:: ... The present investigation was intended to assess the seawater quality of Digha (India) in the northwestern coast of the Bay of Bengal. Digha is a meso-tidal coastal plain located between two major estuarine systems, i.e. Subarnarekha and Hooghly located respectively on the western and eastern sides of the West Bengal along the northeast coast of India. The sampling was made at nine stations at var ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-016-5383-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5383-3

52. Cyanobacteria in wetlands of the industrialized Sambalpur District of India

Author:: Pratibha Rani Deep; Shantanu Bhattacharyya; Binata Nayak
Source:: Aquatic biosystems 2013 v.9 no.1 pp. 45
ISSN:: 2046-9063
Subject:: Anabaena; Chroococcus; Oscillatoria; Phormidium; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; correlation; developing countries; dissolved oxygen; effluents; freshwater; industrialization; organic matter; species diversity; surface water; water quality; wetlands; India
Abstract:: ... BACKGROUND: Cyanobacteria are common components of phytoplankton communities in most freshwater ecosystems. Proliferations of cyanobacteria are often caused by high nutrient loading, and as such can serve as indicators of declining water quality. Massive industrialization in developing countries, like India, has polluted fresh water bodies, including wetlands. Many industries directly discard thei ...
DOI:: 10.1186/2046-9063-9-14
PubMed:: 23845058
PubMed Central:: PMC3735473
: https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-9063-9-14

53. DNA damage in marine rock oyster (Saccostrea Cucullata) exposed to environmentally available PAHs and heavy metals along the Arabian Sea coast

Author:: Subhodeep Sarker; Deepti Vashistha; Munmun Saha Sarker; A. Sarkar
Source:: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2018 v.151 pp. 132-143
ISSN:: 0147-6513
Subject:: DNA; DNA damage; Saccostrea cucullata; benzo(a)pyrene; bioaccumulation; biochemical oxygen demand; biomarkers; cadmium; coasts; comet assay; copper; dose response; heavy metals; iron; lead; manganese; marine ecosystems; nitrates; nitrites; nitrogen dioxide; oxidative stress; oxygen; oysters; pH; phosphates; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; regression analysis; salinity; stress response; temperature; tissues; turbidity; water quality; Arabian Sea; India
Abstract:: ... Molecular biomarkers are used world wide for quick assessment of the immediate effect of environmental pollution on marine ecosystems. Recently, we evaluated oxidative stress responses of marine rock oyster, Saccostrea cucullata impacted due to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) accumulated in their tissues at a few sampling sites along the coast of Goa around the region of the Arabian sea co ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.004
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.004

54. DO-BOD modeling of River Yamuna for national capital territory, India using STREAM II, a 2D water quality model

Author:: Sharma, Deepshikha; Singh, Ram Karan
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2009 v.159 no.1-4 pp. 231-240
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: aquatic organisms; biochemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; equations; hydrologic models; model validation; organic matter; pollution control; population growth; rivers; sewage; streams; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... The study illustrates the utility of STREAM II as a modeling package to determine the pollution load due to organic matter in the River Yamuna during its course through the National Capital Territory that is Delhi, India. The study was done for a period from 1995-2005. Model simulates the dissolved oxygen and biochemical oxygen demand parameters in a two-dimensional fashion by performing the numer ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-008-0625-7
PubMed:: 19020982
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0625-7

55. Deciphering long-term seasonal and tidal water quality trends in the Mahanadi estuary

Author:: Tamoghna Acharyya; Bikram Prativa Sudatta; Suchismita Srichandan; Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh; Aneesh Anandrao Lotliker; Susmita Raulo; Sambit Singh; Alakes Samanta
Source:: Journal of coastal conservation 2021 v.25 no.6 pp. 56
ISSN:: 1400-0350
Subject:: ammonium; anthropogenic activities; biochemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; estuaries; monsoon season; phosphates; phytoplankton; point source pollution; river flow; rivers; runoff; salinity; silicates; water quality; zooplankton; India
Abstract:: ... Long-term water quality observations are mainly lacking in the Indian estuaries. Mahanadi River Estuary (MRE), formed at the mouth of India’s third-largest peninsular river, is experiencing anthropogenic stress. The present study evaluates the variability of water quality parameters (physical, chemical, and biological) over 23 years (1991–2013). This study also assessed the seasonality of water qu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11852-021-00843-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-021-00843-2

56. Deterioration of water quality of Surma river

Author:: Alam, J. B.; Hossain, A.; Khan, S. K.; Banik, B. K.; Islam, Molla R.; Muyen, Z.; Rahman, M. Habibur
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2007 v.134 no.1-3 pp. 233-242
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: agricultural runoff; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; cement; coliform bacteria; drainage systems; dry season; humans; industrial wastes; irrigation; monsoon season; phosphates; pulp and paper mills; river water; rivers; sewage; water quality; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... Surma River is polluted day by day by human activities, poor structured sewerage and drainage system, discharging industrial and household wastes. The charas (natural channels) are responsible for surface runoff conveyance from its urban catchments to the receiving Surma River. Water samples have been collected from a part of Surma River along different points and analyzed for various water qualit ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-007-9612-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9612-7

57. Detoxifying of high strength textile effluent through chemical and bio-oxidation processes

Author:: Pravin Manekar; Guarav Patkar; Pawan Aswale; Manisha Mahure; Tapas Nandy
Source:: Bioresource technology 2014 v.157 pp. 44-51
ISSN:: 0960-8524
Subject:: bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; colloids; color; fabrics; temperature; textile industry; toxicity; India
Abstract:: ... Small-scale textile industries (SSTIs) in India struggled for the economic and environmental race. A full-scale common treatment plant (CETP) working on the principle of destabilising negative charge colloidal particles and bio-oxidation of dissolved organic failed to comply with Inland Surface Waters (ISW) standards. Thus, presence of intense colour and organics with elevated temperature inhibite ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.046
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.046

58. Development of a new non-aeration-based sewage treatment technology: Performance evaluation of a full-scale down-flow hanging sponge reactor employing third-generation sponge carriers

Author:: Tsutomu Okubo; Kengo Kubota; Takashi Yamaguchi; Shigeki Uemura; Hideki Harada
Source:: Water research 2016 v.102 pp. 138-146
ISSN:: 0043-1354
Subject:: ammonium nitrogen; autotrophic bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; nitrification; organic matter; oxygen; sewage; sewage treatment; sludge; upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... A practical-scale down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor using third-generation (G3) sponge carriers was applied for treatment of the effluent from an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating municipal sewage. The process performance of the DHS reactor filled with G3 sponge carriers (DHS-G3) was evaluated by conducting an on-site experiment in India over one year. The performance o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.035
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.035

59. Development of a water quality index (WQI) for the Loktak Lake in India

Author:: Rajiv Das Kangabam; Sarojini Devi Bhoominathan; Suganthi Kanagaraj; Munisamy Govindaraju
Source:: Applied water science 2017 v.7 no.6 pp. 2907-2918
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: World Health Organization; anthropogenic activities; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; carbon; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; decision making; drinking; electrical conductivity; fluorides; guidelines; humans; hydrogen; lakes; magnesium; nitrates; nitrites; nitrogen dioxide; oxygen; pH; people; phosphates; potassium; sodium; sulfates; temperature; total dissolved solids; turbidity; water hardness; water potential; wetlands; India
Abstract:: ... The present work was carried out to assess a water quality index (WQI) of the Loktak Lake, an important wetland which has been under pressure due to the increasing anthropogenic activities. Physicochemical parameters like temperature (Tem), potential hydrogen (pH), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity (T), dissolved oxygen (DO), total hardness (TH), calcium (Ca), chloride (Cl), fluoride (F), su ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-017-0579-4
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-017-0579-4

60. Development of fuzzy analytic hierarchy process based water quality model of Upper Ganga river basin, India

Author:: Vijay Kumar Singh; Devendra Kumar; Sudhir Kumar Singh; Quoc Bao Pham; Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh; Safwan Mohammed; Duong Tran Anh
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2021 v.284 pp. 111985
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: World Health Organization; alkalinity; bicarbonates; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; chemical oxygen demand; chlorine; electrical conductivity; environmental management; environmental sustainability; hardness; hydrochemistry; hydrologic models; magnesium; potassium; rivers; sodium; streams; surface water; urbanization; water hardness; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... The ecological sustainability of rivers is in question due to severe pollution and lack of stringent regulations. Long term (1990–2016) water quality data of five stations namely Haridwar, Bareilly, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi of Upper Ganga river, India was considered for analysis using fuzzy analytical process (FAHP) based water quality index (WQI) to assess surface water quality. The value o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111985
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111985

61. Development of the “French system” vertical flow constructed wetland to treat raw domestic wastewater in India

Author:: Anant Yadav; Florent Chazarenc; Srikanth Mutnuri
Source:: Ecological engineering 2018 v.113 pp. 88-93
ISSN:: 0925-8574
Subject:: Canna indica; Typha; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; bottles; chemical oxygen demand; climatic factors; constructed wetlands; methane; municipal wastewater; phosphorus; phytomass; planting; tropics; India
Abstract:: ... The main aim of our study was to construct a two-stage vertical flow constructed wetland (VFCW) system to treat single household raw sewage water in India under tropical climate. For selecting the plant species different sets of lab experiments were carried out. Two different plant species (Typha angustata and Canna indica) were considered for their nutrient removal efficiency and biochemical meth ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.01.001
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.01.001

62. Ecotoxicological effects of jute retting on the survival of two freshwater fish and two invertebrates

Author:: Mondal, Debjit Kumar; Kaviraj, Anilava
Source:: Ecotoxicology 2008 v.17 no.3 pp. 207-211
ISSN:: 0963-9292
Subject:: Daphnia magna; Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; Labeo rohita; ammonia; aquatic invertebrates; bioassays; biochemical oxygen demand; carbon dioxide; chemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; fingerlings; freshwater fish; jute; lakes; lethal concentration 50; mortality; nitrate nitrogen; physicochemical properties; ponds; retting; rural areas; surface water; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... Severe deterioration of water quality occurs during jute retting in ponds, canals, floodplain lakes, and other inland water bodies in the rural areas of West Bengal in India. Attempts were made to evaluate changes in the physicochemical parameters of water caused by jute retting, and their impact on the survival of two species of freshwater fish (Labeo rohita and Hypophthalmicthys molitrix) and tw ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10646-007-0185-6
PubMed:: 18157635
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-007-0185-6

63. Effect of physicochemical and biological parameters on the quality of river water of Narmada, Madhya Pradesh, India

Author:: Nidhi Gupta; Pankaj Pandey; Jakir Hussain
Source:: Water Science 2017 v.31 no.1 pp. 11-23
ISSN:: 1110-4929
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; arithmetics; biochemical oxygen demand; monsoon season; nitrate nitrogen; pH; phosphates; river water; rivers; sanitation; soil erosion; summer; temperature; total dissolved solids; turbidity; turbulent flow; water quality; winter; India
Abstract:: ... Narmada River is considered to be the holy river of the state Madhya Pradesh. A study was considered for the development of water quality index using eight parameters pH, Temperature, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Turbidity, Nitrate-Nitrogen (NO3-N), Phosphate (PO4³⁻), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO) measured at six different sites (S1–S6) along the river Narmada. Three metho ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.wsj.2017.03.002
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsj.2017.03.002

64. Effective bioremediation and toxicity assessment of tannery wastewaters treated with indigenous bacteria

Author:: A. S. Vijayaraj; C. Mohandass; Devika Joshi; Nikita Rajput
Source:: 3 Biotech 2018 v.8 no.10 pp. 428
ISSN:: 2190-572X
Subject:: Citrobacter freundii; appendages; bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; bioremediation; chemical oxygen demand; chromium; effluents; nauplii; sulfates; tanneries; tannery waste; toxic substances; toxicity; wastewater; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... This study evaluated the bioremediation capacity of indigenous bacteria isolated from tannery sludge for two different tannery wastewaters collected from Kanpur and Chennai. To identify bacteria which can efficiently degrade a mixture of different pollutants, the isolates were grown in hazardous 100% tannery wastewaters. The reductions in toxicants such as chromium, sulphate, biochemical oxygen de ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13205-018-1444-3
PubMed:: 30305997
PubMed Central:: PMC6162197
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-018-1444-3

65. Effectiveness of Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Generated by Indian Pulp Mills

Author:: Tiku, Deepa K.; Kumar, Anil; Sawhney, S.; Singh, V. P.; Kumar, Rita
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2007 v.132 no.1-3 pp. 453-466
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; bleaching; chemical oxygen demand; color; manufacturing; pH; paper; papermaking; pulp and paper mills; raw materials; sodium; surveys; wastewater; water hardness; water pollution; India
Abstract:: ... India has a large number of paper manufacturing units, with mills varying in size of operations and type of product, scattered all over the length and breadth of the country. Present study deals with the survey of four different pulp and paper mills (Mill A, Mill B, Mill C and Mill D) in India, differing in their scale of operation as well as raw material usage. Physico-chemical characterization o ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-006-9548-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9548-3

66. Effects of different culture periods of commercial invasive red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty on plankton community structures in tropical marine environment, Southeast coast of India

Author:: R. Rajaram; S. Rameshkumar
Source:: Regional studies in marine science 2019 v.32 pp. 100906
ISSN:: 2352-4855
Subject:: Bacillariophyceae; Copepoda; Cyanobacteria; Kappaphycus alvarezii; Miozoa; analysis of variance; biochemical oxygen demand; chlorophyll; coasts; community structure; crop yield; farming systems; gross primary productivity; invasive species; marine environment; monsoon season; net primary productivity; nitrates; pH; phytoplankton; population density; salinity; species diversity; India
Abstract:: ... The commercial invasive red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii was cultivated by floating raft technique for the assessment of crop yields, growth rates and their impacts on the plankton community related to hydrobiological parameters in the Munakadu coast, Southeastern India for the period of one year from February 2016 to January 2017. The ANOVA results showed that the crop yield and daily growth rate o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100906
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100906

67. Enhanced control of activated sludge process using predetermined set-points

Author:: B. Vivekanandan; A. Seshagiri Rao; R. Saravananae
Source:: International journal of environmental science and technology 2017 v.14 no.3 pp. 487-496
ISSN:: 1735-1472
Subject:: activated sludge; ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; climatic factors; controllers; data collection; dissolved oxygen; environmental law; models; nitrates; nitrites; nitrogen; nitrogen content; sewage treatment; wastewater; India
Abstract:: ... The performance of activated sludge process (ASP) is evaluated by the effluent quality which is determined by five different variables of the treated wastewater such as ammonia, total nitrogen, COD, BOD₅ and TSS. To keep these five variables within the limits as per environmental regulations, nitrate and nitrite concentration (S NO) in the second anoxic reactor and the dissolved oxygen concentrati ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13762-016-1157-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-1157-2

68. Environmental monitoring of bacterial contamination and antibiotic resistance patterns of the fecal coliforms isolated from Cauvery River, a major drinking water source in Karnataka, India

Author:: Sinosh Skariyachan; Arpitha Badarinath Mahajanakatti; Nisha Jayaprakash Grandhi; Akshatha Prasanna; Ballari Sen; Narasimha Sharma; Kiran S Vasist; Rajeswari Narayanappa
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2015 v.187 no.5 pp. 279
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: Enterobacter cloacae; Escherichia coli; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Pseudomonas; Shigella sonnei; Staphylococcus aureus; antibiotic resistance; bacterial contamination; biochemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; drinking water; environmental monitoring; genes; methicillin; multiple drug resistance; plate count; ribosomal DNA; rivers; transmission electron microscopy; India
Abstract:: ... The present study focuses prudent elucidation of microbial pollution and antibiotic sensitivity profiling of the fecal coliforms isolated from River Cauvery, a major drinking water source in Karnataka, India. Water samples were collected from ten hotspots during the year 2011–2012. The physiochemical characteristics and microbial count of water samples collected from most of the hotspots exhibited ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-015-4488-4
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4488-4

69. Environmental pollution and its management in sugar industry in India: An appraisal

Author:: Sanjay K. Solomon
Source:: Sugar tech 2005 v.7 no.1 pp. 77-81
ISSN:: 0972-1525
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; effluents; environmental impact; environmental performance; liquids; pollution control; sugar industry; sugars; toxicity; India
Abstract:: ... The liquid and gaseous effluents produced from sugar industry have adverse impact on ecosystem and environment due to their high BOD load and toxic constituents. In order to reduce pollution hazards, industry is implementing environment management system (EMS) to improve economic and environmental performance of sugar processing unit. A new international EMS standards ISO 14001 is also discussed. ...
DOI:: 10.1007/BF02942422
: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942422

70. Enzyme mediated beam house operations of leather industry: a needed step towards greener technology

Author:: Saurabh Saran; Richi V. Mahajan; Rekha Kaushik; Jasmine Isar; Rajendra K. Saxena
Source:: Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.54 pp. 315-322
ISSN:: 0959-6526
Subject:: Bacillus licheniformis; Bacillus subtilis; biochemical oxygen demand; bioreactors; chemical oxygen demand; collagenase; color; dehairing; fluorescence; gas emissions; laws and regulations; leather; leather industry; pH; serine proteinases; solid wastes; tanneries; temperature; water pollution; India
Abstract:: ... Leather industries, due to pollution of water, careless disposal of solid wastes and gaseous emissions, are categorized as a red industry and are under deep pressure to develop environmentally efficient leather-making processes to comply with modern pollution and discharge legislation. In the present study, completely enzyme based beam house operations (dehairing & degreasing) of leather industry ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.04.017
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.04.017

71. Establishment and impact of exotic Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp) on native fish diversity in Buxar stretch of River Ganga, India

Author:: Archisman Ray; Canciyal Johnson; Ranjan Kumar Manna; Raju Baitha; Subhadeep Das Gupta; Nitish Kumar Tiwari; Himanshu Sekhar Swain; Basanta Kumar Das
Source:: Aquatic ecosystem health & management 2021 v.24 no.2 pp. 52-63
ISSN:: 1463-4988
Subject:: Cyprinus carpio; Oreochromis niloticus; administrative management; aquatic ecosystems; biochemical oxygen demand; carp; decline; digestive system; environmental health; indigenous species; invasive species; phosphates; phytoplankton; river flow; rivers; sex ratio; water quality; zooplankton; India
Abstract:: ... The catch pattern of the exotic Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and their relationship with water quality along with maturity status of fishes were assessed during 2017-2019 to understand overall establishment and impact of the species in Buxar stretch of River Ganga in West Bihar, India. A total of 64 fish species were recorded including two exotic fishes (C. carpio and Oreochromis niloticus) from ...
DOI:: 10.14321/aehm.024.02.09
: https://doi.org/10.14321/aehm.024.02.09

72. Estimation of Land Use Specific Runoff and Pollutant Concentration for Tapi River Basin in India

Author:: Sargaonkar, Aabha
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2006 v.117 no.1-3 pp. 491-503
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: basins; biochemical oxygen demand; fertilizer application; geographic information systems; land use; models; monitoring; nutrients; people; pollutants; rain; rivers; runoff; urban development; waste disposal; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... Non-point source (NPS) pollution is the result of various land use practices such as agriculture, sites of construction and waste disposal, urban development and so on. The control of NPS pollution is possible by regular monitoring and assessment on watershed basis to educate people for implementing well-known structural and non-structural measures. Recent trend is to use GIS based modelling tool ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-006-0769-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-0769-2

73. Evaluating the performance of horizontal sub-surface flow constructed wetlands: A case study from southern India

Author:: Priyanka Jamwal; Anjali V. Raj; Lakshmi Raveendran; Shahana Shirin; Stephanie Connelly; Jagadeesh Yeluripati; Samia Richards; Lakshminarayana Rao; Rachel Helliwell; Matteo Tamburini
Source:: Ecological engineering 2021 v.162 pp. 106170
ISSN:: 0925-8574
Subject:: Canna indica; biochemical oxygen demand; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; models; pollution control; rust diseases; septic systems; subsurface flow; total phosphorus; India
Abstract:: ... Constructed wetlands are a nature-based engineering solution enabling polishing of septic tank effluents at low-cost. However to date, the influence of planting on treatment efficiency remains little understood. Here we report a case study evaluating the performance of two near-identical Horizontal Sub-Surface Flow Constructed Wetlands (HSSF-CW) deployed at a school in southern India. The HSSF-CWs ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106170
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106170

74. Evaluation of hydro-biological parameters in response to semi-diurnal tides in a tropical estuary

Author:: Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh; Aneesh Anandrao Lotliker; Suchismita Srichandan; Rajdeep Roy; Biraja Kumar Sahu; Alakes Samanta; T.M. Balakrishnan Nair; Tamoghna Acharyya; Chandanlal Parida; Sambit Singh; Amit Kumar Jena
Source:: International journal of ecohydrology & hydrobiology 2021 v.21 no.4 pp. 700-717
ISSN:: 1642-3593
Subject:: ammonium; biochemical oxygen demand; biomass; brackish water; coasts; dissolved oxygen; estuaries; hydrobiology; nitrogen; phosphates; phytoplankton; riparian areas; rivers; salinity; silicates; water quality; Bay of Bengal; India
Abstract:: ... One of the significant aspects of estuarine water quality assessment is to discern the effect of tide on the environmental parameters. The variability of different physical, chemical, and biological parameters, in response to semi-diurnal tides, over a tidal cycle was investigated at contrasting salinity regimes of Mahanadi estuary. This estuary is formed at the mouth of Mahanadi River (the third ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.03.002
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.03.002

75. Evaluation of oxidative stress biomarkers in hepatocytes of grey mullet inhabiting natural and polluted estuaries

Author:: Padmini, Ekambaram; Usha Rani, Munuswamy
Source:: Science of the total environment 2009 v.407 no.15 pp. 4533-4541
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: Mugil cephalus; bioaccumulation; biochemical oxygen demand; biomarkers; brackish water; chemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; enzyme activity; estuaries; fish; heavy metals; hepatocytes; hydrochemistry; oxidation; oxidative stress; pollutants; salinity; temperature; wastewater; India
Abstract:: ... The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of environmental contaminants on oxidative stress biomarkers in hepatocytes of Indian estuarine water grey mullet, Mugil cephalus collected from unpolluted Kovalam and polluted Ennore estuaries. Initially, a comparison was made between the general water chemistry and environmental pollutants like heavy metals to identify the ecotype of the estuaries. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.04.005
PubMed:: 19428049
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.04.005

76. Evaluation of water quality and potential metal contamination in ecologically important Bhindawas bird sanctuary, India

Author:: Vandana Shan; S. K. Singh; A. K. Haritash
Source:: Applied water science 2021 v.11 no.1 pp. 8
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: agricultural runoff; biochemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; heavy metals; irrigation; migratory behavior; nitrates; phosphates; resorts; submerged aquatic plants; vegetation; wastewater; water quality; wetlands; India
Abstract:: ... Considering the environmental, agricultural, and ecological significance of Bhindawas wetland, the present study is the first comprehensive investigation to assess the water quality, determine the suitability of water for aquatic life in the wetland; and its suitability for irrigation in areas around the wetland. Twenty samples of water from Bhindawas wetland were analyzed and spatial variations o ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-020-01334-9
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-020-01334-9

77. Evaluation of water quality index for River Sabarmati, Gujarat, India

Author:: Kosha A. Shah; Geeta S. Joshi
Source:: Applied water science 2017 v.7 no.3 pp. 1349-1358
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; arithmetics; biochemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; electrical conductivity; industrial effluents; nitrate nitrogen; pH; rivers; rural areas; sanitation; sewage; urban areas; urban runoff; waste disposal; water quality; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... An attempt has been made to develop water quality index (WQI), using six water quality parameters pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, electrical conductivity, nitrate nitrogen and total coliform measured at three different stations along the Sabarmati river basin from the year 2005 to 2008. Rating scale is developed based on the tolerance limits of inland waters and health point of vi ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-015-0318-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-015-0318-7

78. Evaluation of water quality index for drinking purposes for river Netravathi, Mangalore, South India

Author:: Avvannavar, Santosh M.; Shrihari, S.
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2008 v.143 no.1-3 pp. 279-290
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: drinking; rating scales; rivers; water quality; total dissolved solids; turbidity; sanitation; biochemical oxygen demand; watersheds; pH; anthropogenic activities; oxygen; India
Abstract:: ... An attempt has been made to develop water quality index (WQI), using six water quality parameters Dissolved oxygen (DO), Biochemical oxygen Demand (BOD), Most Probable Number (MPN), Turbidity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and pH measured at eight different stations along the river basin. Rating curves were drawn based on the tolerance limits of inland waters and health point of view. Bhargava WQI ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-007-9977-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9977-7

79. Examining Environmental Kuznets Curve for river effluents in India

Author:: Mythili, G.; Mukherjee, Shibashis
Source:: Environment, development and sustainability 2011 v.13 no.3 pp. 627-640
ISSN:: 1387-585X
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; economic development; effluents; environmental policy; hydrogen ions; income; models; rivers; time series analysis; India
Abstract:: ... This study aims to determine the trade-off between river pollution and the growth of the economy in the context of India using the concept of Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). According to EKC theory, environmental pressure tends to rise faster than income growth in the early stages of economic development and then declines in the later stages with further economic growth. The present study has u ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10668-010-9280-6
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-010-9280-6

80. Fate of coliforms and pathogenic parasite in four full-scale sewage treatment systems in India

Author:: Vinay Kumar Tyagi; B. K. Sahoo; Anwar Khursheed; A. A. Kazmi; Z. Ahmad; A. K. Chopra
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2011 v.181 no.1-4 pp. 123-135
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: Streptococcaceae; activated sludge; aeration; biochemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; effluents; eggs; indicator species; microbiological quality; parasites; pathogens; sewage systems; turbidity; upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; waste lagoons; wastewater; wastewater treatment; India
Abstract:: ... The occurrence and removal of fecal indicators (total coliforms (TC), fecal coliforms (FC), fecal streptococci (FS)) and pathogens (helminthes eggs) were studied in various municipal wastewater treatment processes (UASB + FPU, ASP, EA, WSP). The reductions in TC and FC concentrations were usually between 2.0 and 2.5 log units in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor incorporated with final poli ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-010-1818-4
PubMed:: 21136285
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1818-4

81. First surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and organic tracers in community wastewater during post lockdown in Chennai, South India: Methods, occurrence and concurrence

Author:: Paromita Chakraborty; Mukesh Pasupuleti; M.R. Jai Shankar; Girija K. Bharat; Sundar Krishnasamy; Sakshi Chadha Dasgupta; Shyamal Kumar Sarkar; Kevin C. Jones
Source:: Science of the total environment 2021 v.778 pp. 146252
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; biochemical oxygen demand; caffeine; decaffeination; environment; filtration; genes; hospitals; monitoring; pandemic; sediments; sewage; sewage treatment; sludge; syringes; viral load; viruses; wastewater; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and organic tracers (OTs) were conducted in the community wastewater of Chennai city and the suburbs, South India, during partial and post lockdown phases (August–September 2020) as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Wastewater samples were collected from four sewage treatment plants (STPs), five sewage pumping stations (SPSs) and at differen ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146252
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146252

82. Fish assemblage, ecosystem status and potential impact of Nile Tilapia in Halali Reservoir of Central India

Author:: Canciyal Johnson; Uttam Kumar Sarkar; Satish Kumar Koushlesh; Archan Kanti Das; Basanta Kumar Das; Bablu Kumar Naskar
Source:: Environment, development and sustainability 2022 v.24 no.6 pp. 7753-7775
ISSN:: 1387-585X
Subject:: Oreochromis niloticus; alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; cluster analysis; correspondence analysis; dissolved oxygen; ecosystems; fish; fish communities; fisheries; habitats; nitrates; pH; phosphates; silicates; species diversity; surface water; sustainable fisheries; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... The pattern of spatial fish assemblage, diversity, habitat, and potential impact of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was studied in a tropical reservoir of central India during June 2018–July 2019. A total of 21 species under six orders nine families and 18 genera were recorded which is comparatively low than previous records. The fish abundance similarity showed a maximum similarity of 78% be ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10668-021-01756-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01756-8

83. Fish diversity with relation to water quality of Bhadra River of Western Ghats (INDIA)

Author:: Shahnawaz, A.; Venkateshwarlu, M.; Somashekar, D. S.; Santosh, K.
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2010 v.161 no.1-4 pp. 83-91
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: Cyprinidae; air temperature; alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium carbonate; chemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; freshwater fish; pH; river water; rivers; water hardness; water temperature; India
Abstract:: ... Water quality assessment and freshwater fish diversity of Bhadra river, Western Ghats, Karnataka was examined. River water was clear except at one station (BV Site) with rocky and sandy substrate. The mean water quality of study sites were as following, pH 6.98, air temperature 22.66°C, water temperature 20.16°C, dissolved oxygen 8.74 mg/l, total hardness 27 mg/l, alkalinity 48 mg/l (as CaCO₃), co ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-008-0729-0
PubMed:: 19184486
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0729-0

84. Fractal, predictability index and variability in trends analysis of river-water dynamics [Erratum: July 2022, v.20(3); p.425-426]

Author:: Kulwinder Singh Parmar; Rashmi Bhardwaj
Source:: International journal of river basin management 2014 v.12 no.4 pp. 285-297
ISSN:: 1814-2060
Subject:: World Health Organization; ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; coliform bacteria; correlation; dissolved oxygen; drinking; hydrogen; nitrogen content; pH; river water; rivers; seasonal variation; statistical models; water quality; water temperature; India
Abstract:: ... Statistical modelling, analysis of physico-chemical parameters chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), dissolved oxygen (DO), water temperature (WT), free ammonia (AMM), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and potential of hydrogen (pH) monitored at the Hathnikund barrage (Haryana) sample site of river Yamuna in India have been studied. It ...
DOI:: 10.1080/15715124.2014.905480
: https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2014.905480

85. Groundwater quality around municipal solid waste dump in Tiruchirappalli (South India)

Author:: D. Justus Reymond; J. S. Sudarsan; R. Annadurai; S. Nithiyanantham
Source:: International journal of environmental science and technology 2019 v.16 no.11 pp. 7375-7392
ISSN:: 1735-1472
Subject:: alkalinity; ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; computer software; geographic information systems; groundwater; groundwater contamination; leachates; magnesium; monitoring; municipal solid waste; pH; potassium; principal component analysis; sodium; standard deviation; sulfates; turbidity; variance; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... Physicochemical analysis was performed on 32 groundwater samples around the municipal solid waste dump yard, Ariyamangalam, Tiruchirappalli. The dump yard is 12 km from the city dumping that is around 500 tons per day. The parameters such as TDS, turbidity, alkalinity, pH, Mg, NH₃, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], total hardness, Na, K, F, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻, BOD and COD were tested using standar ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13762-018-2063-6
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-018-2063-6

86. HPI appraisal of concentrations of heavy metals in dynamic and static flow of Ganga River System

Author:: Gagan Matta; Avinash Kumar; A. K. Tiwari; Pradeep K. Naik; R. Berndtsson
Source:: Environment, development and sustainability 2020 v.22 no.1 pp. 33-46
ISSN:: 1387-585X
Subject:: aluminum; biochemical oxygen demand; cadmium; cobalt; copper; dissolved oxygen; freshwater; heavy metals; iron; irrigation water; laboratory techniques; lead; light intensity; magnesium; manganese; microbial activity; monsoon season; nickel; rivers; silicon; sulfates; winter; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... Ganga River system is a life support system to sustain the people of northeast region, India, by providing freshwater resource. In this study, the seasonal heavy metal concentrations of Ganga River system at Haridwar region (India) have been characterised for metal pollution. The collection of water samples was done from 10 different locations and analysed for various metal parameters (Zn, Pb, Mn, ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10668-018-0182-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-018-0182-3

87. Heterotrophic free-living and particle-bound bacterial cell size in the river Cauvery and its downstream tributaries

Author:: T S Harsha; Sadanand M Yamakanamardi; M Mahadevaswamy
Source:: Journal of biosciences 2007 v.32 no.2 pp. 363-374
ISSN:: 0250-5991
Subject:: bacteria; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; environmental factors; plankton; regression analysis; rivers; surface water; temperature; India
Abstract:: ... This is the first comprehensive study on planktonic heterotrophic bacterial cell size in the river Cauvery and its important tributaries in Karnataka State, India. The initial hypothesis that the mean cell size of planktonic heterotrophic bacteria in the four tributaries are markedly different from each other and also from that in the main river Cauvery was rejected, because all five watercourses ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12038-007-0035-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-007-0035-y

88. Hydro-geophysical characterization and performance evaluation of natural wetlands in a semi-arid wastewater irrigated landscape

Author:: Sahebrao Sonkamble; Ashalata Sahya; Mahesh Jampani; Shakeel Ahmed; Priyanie Amerasinghe
Source:: Water research 2019 v.148 pp. 176-187
ISSN:: 0043-1354
Subject:: adsorption; bedrock; biochemical oxygen demand; bioremediation; chemical oxygen demand; electrical resistance; energy efficiency; geophysics; green infrastructure; groundwater contamination; hydraulic conductivity; ion exchange; irrigation; landscapes; microorganisms; nitrates; phosphates; redox reactions; sulfates; tomography; wastewater; wastewater treatment; watersheds; wetlands; India
Abstract:: ... Natural wetlands are green infrastructure systems that are energy-efficient for wastewater treatment and can be found in diverse geo-environmental settings around the world. Their structure and functions, which defines the treatment efficiencies are highly varied. Wetlands over shallow bedrock and geological lineaments (weak zones) have been known to contribute to groundwater contamination. Howeve ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.040
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.040

89. Hydrochemical investigation and quality assessment of ground water in rural areas of Delhi, India

Author:: Masood Alam; Sumbul Rais; Mohd Aslam
Source:: Environmental earth sciences 2012 v.66 no.1 pp. 97-110
ISSN:: 1866-6280
Subject:: Piper; alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; cadmium; carbonate minerals; chromium; copper; drinking; exchangeable sodium; groundwater; hardness; irrigation water; lead; nickel; pH; rural areas; salinity; sodium; soil types; water quality; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... The suitability of groundwater quality for drinking and agricultural purposes was assessed in the rural areas of Delhi based on the various water quality parameters. A total of 50 ground water samples were collected randomly from different sources viz. hand pump, tube well, boring and analyzed for major ion chemistry to understand the operating mechanism of geochemical processes for ground water q ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12665-011-1210-x
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1210-x

90. Hydrodynamic assessment of sewage impact on water quality of Malad Creek, Mumbai, India

Author:: Vijay, Ritesh; Sardar, Veena K.; Dhage, Shivani S.; Kelkar, Prakash S.; Gupta, Apurba
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2010 v.165 no.1-4 pp. 559-571
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; coasts; coliform bacteria; dissolved oxygen; hydrodynamics; hydrologic models; population growth; prediction; sewage; sewage treatment; streams; wastewater; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... The rapid population growth and uncontrolled development in the coastal zone have led to major pollution impacts on creeks, estuarine, and coastal environment. Water quality models are valuable tools to understand the environmental processes for prediction of pollution impacts and evaluate future trends for management. Presently, the Malad creek in west coast of Mumbai receives wastewater and sewa ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-009-0967-9
PubMed:: 19424815
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-0967-9

91. Hydrogeochemical characteristics of surface and groundwater: suitability for human consumption and irrigated agriculture purposes in Suruliyar sub basin, South India

Author:: S. Chandran; P. Selvan; M. Dhanasekarapandian; V. Kumar; U. Surendran
Source:: Environmental geochemistry and health 2022 v.44 no.6 pp. 1713-1737
ISSN:: 0269-4042
Subject:: basins; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; chemical oxygen demand; drought; electrical conductivity; fecal bacteria; groundwater; humans; hydrogeochemistry; irrigated farming; irrigation; magnesium; nitrates; pH; river water; salinity; sodium; sodium adsorption ratio; soil; soil quality; sulfates; surface water; sustainable development; India
Abstract:: ... The Suruliyar sub basin in Tamil Nadu, India, was monitored for the assessment of water and soil quality. Surface water, groundwater, and soil samples were collected during the pre-monsoon (June 2016) and post-monsoon (December 2016) seasons within the sub basin area and analyzed for various physical, chemical, and biological properties, namely, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10653-021-01145-0
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01145-0

92. Impact of Mass Bathing and Religious Activities on Water Quality Index of Prominent Water Bodies: A Multilocation Study in Haryana, India

Author:: Bhatnagar Anita; Devi Pooja; George M. P.
Source:: International journal of ecology 2016 v.2016 pp. -
ISSN:: 1687-9708
Subject:: alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; nitrates; surface water; total dissolved solids; turbidity; water hardness; India
Abstract:: ... The present study was designed to assess the impact of mass bathing and religious activities on water quality index (WQI) of prominent water bodies (eight) in Haryana, India. Water quality characteristics revealed significant increase in the values of nitrate, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS), conductivity, total hardness, total alkalinity, and MPN count aft ...
DOI:: 10.1155/2016/2915905
: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2915905

93. Impact of conventional retting of jute (Corchorus spp.) on the environmental quality of water: a case study

Author:: B. Majumdar; Lipi Chattopadhyay; Shrestha Barai; A. R. Saha; S. Sarkar; S. K. Sarkar; S. P. Mazumdar; R. Saha; S. K. Jha
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.7 pp. 440
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: Corchorus; bicarbonates; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; case studies; cellulose; chemical oxygen demand; copper; crop production; crops; electrical conductivity; environmental quality; iron; jute; lignin; magnesium; manganese; microbial growth; nitrogen; nutrients; oxygen; pH; pectins; phosphorus; retting; surface water; xylan; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... Production of quality jute fibre primarily depends on the retting process of jute. However, the quality of retting water is of great concern because of the scarcity of available water bodies for retting. A study conducted on physico-chemical and microbiological changes in retting water (pre- and post-retting) from four intensively jute-growing districts namely Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Hooghly and ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-019-7589-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7589-7

94. Impact of fly ash on channel morphology and ambient water quality of Chandrabhaga River of Eastern India

Author:: Swades Pal; Susanta Mahato; Samrat Sarkar
Source:: Environmental earth sciences 2016 v.75 no.18 pp. 1268
ISSN:: 1866-6280
Subject:: anxiety; biochemical oxygen demand; carp; chemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; fishermen; fly ash; irrigation; laboratory experimentation; leaching; livelihood; power plants; raised beds; rivers; sand; soil sampling; soil water; stream channels; subsurface flow; turbidity; viability; water pollution; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... The present article intends to capture the impact of fly ash generated from Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant (BKTPP) on Chandrabhaga River of proximate location. Impacts have been captured giving emphasis on the morphological aspects of the channel and water quality standard. Chandrabhaga River (length: 26 km) of Birbhum district covers a mostly Rarh tract composed of coarse grain laterite soil. Fiel ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12665-016-6060-0
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-6060-0

95. Impact of maintenance dredging on macrobenthic community structure of a tropical estuary

Author:: T.V. Rehitha; N. Ullas; G. Vineetha; P.Y. Benny; N.V. Madhu; C. Revichandran
Source:: Ocean & coastal management 2017 v.144 pp. 71-82
ISSN:: 0964-5691
Subject:: Amphipoda; Mollusca; Oligochaeta; benthic organisms; biochemical oxygen demand; biomass; coasts; community structure; dredging; ecosystems; environmental factors; estuaries; fauna; habitats; pH; sediments; temperature; India
Abstract:: ... This paper demonstrates the impact of maintenance dredging activities on the macrobenthic community structure of a tropical monsoonal estuary (Cochin estuary), located in the southwest coast of India for three consecutive years. The results of the study indicates apparent differences in benthic fauna and sediment characteristics between dredging and non-dredging sites, while most of the hydrograph ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.04.020
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.04.020

96. Impact of pharmaceutical industry treated effluents on the water quality of river Uppanar, South east coast of India: A case study

Author:: Usha Damodhar; M. Vikram Reddy
Source:: Applied water science 2013 v.3 no.2 pp. 501-514
ISSN:: 2190-5487
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; case studies; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; coasts; color; computer simulation; dissolved oxygen; drinking water; electrical conductivity; guidelines; hardness; industrial effluents; magnesium; pH; pharmaceutical industry; river water; rivers; sodium; surface water; temperature; temporal variation; total dissolved solids; total suspended solids; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... The water quality of a river that received pharmaceutical industrial effluents is evaluated through the analysis of two indices to describe the level of pollution of the river, in this paper. The indices have been computed from December 2009 to June 2011 at four sampling stations—outlet, outfall, upstream, and downstream in the Uppanar River located at Cuddalore (South east coast of India). The re ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13201-013-0098-x
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-013-0098-x

97. Impact of sewage discharges on coastal water quality of Mumbai, India: present and future scenarios

Author:: Ritesh Vijay; Trupti Mardikar; Rakesh Kumar
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2016 v.188 no.7 pp. 420
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: biochemical oxygen demand; coastal water; coasts; coliform bacteria; dissolved oxygen; hydrodynamics; models; prediction; sewage; wastewater; water conservation; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... The simulation study assesses the impact of sewage discharges on the present and predicted water quality of the Mumbai coast using MIKE 21. Water quality parameters in terms of dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and faecal coliform (FC) are checked against specified standards. The simulation is validated for the present coastal hydrodynamics and observed water quality parameter ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-016-5418-9
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5418-9

98. Impacts of stone mining and crushing on environmental health in Dwarka river basin

Author:: Swades Pal; Indrajit Mandal
Source:: Geocarto international 2021 v.36 no.4 pp. 392-420
ISSN:: 1752-0762
Subject:: agricultural productivity; air; alkalinity; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; dust; environmental health; fish; forests; human health; organic carbon; particulates; river water; rivers; soil; stream channels; temperature; water quality; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... The present work intends to explore the impact of stone mine and crushing on environmental components in the Middle catchment of Dwarka river basin of Eastern India. Stone dust produced from the crusher units (∼10–11 tons/day) is not only injurious for human health but also other valuable components of the environment like air, water, soil and forest qualities. In consequences of this, temperature ...
DOI:: 10.1080/10106049.2019.1597390
: https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2019.1597390

99. Implementation of data intelligence models coupled with ensemble machine learning for prediction of water quality index

Author:: Sani Isah Abba; Quoc Bao Pham; Gaurav Saini; Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh; Ali Najah Ahmed; Meriame Mohajane; Mohammadreza Khaledian; Rabiu Aliyu Abdulkadir; Quang-Vu Bach
Source:: Environmental science and pollution research international 2020 v.27 no.33 pp. 41524-41539
ISSN:: 0944-1344
Subject:: ammonia; biochemical oxygen demand; dissolved oxygen; fuzzy logic; pH; pollution control; prediction; regression analysis; research; rivers; temperature; water quality; India
Abstract:: ... In recent decades, various conventional techniques have been formulated around the world to evaluate the overall water quality (WQ) at particular locations. In the present study, back propagation neural network (BPNN) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), support vector regression (SVR), and one multilinear regression (MLR) are considered for the prediction of water quality index (WQI ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11356-020-09689-x
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09689-x

100. Implications of demographic changes and land transformations on surface water quality of rural and urban subbasins of Upper Bhima River basin, Maharashtra, India

Author:: Satyavati Shukla; Shirishkumar Gedam; M. V. Khire
Source:: Environment, development and sustainability 2020 v.22 no.1 pp. 129-171
ISSN:: 1387-585X
Subject:: Landsat; agricultural land; biochemical oxygen demand; chlorides; coliform bacteria; color; fertilizers; geographic information systems; image analysis; industrial wastes; land cover; pH; population growth; remote sensing; scanners; surface water; sustainable development; thematic maps; total dissolved solids; turbidity; urbanization; water hardness; water pollution; watersheds; India
Abstract:: ... For sustainable development in a river basin, it is crucial to understand population growth–land use/land cover (LU/LC) transformations–water quality nexus. This study investigates the effects of demographic changes and LU/LC transformations on surface water quality of rural (Ghod) and urban (Mula-Mutha) subbasins of Upper Bhima River basin. Population data (1981–2011) and LU/LC data {October 2002 ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10668-018-0187-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-018-0187-y

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1. Anaerobic and aerobic sewage treatment plants in Northern India: Two years intensive evaluation and perspectives

2. Anaerobic treatment of wastewater of industrial belt of Baddi (solan) using Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor (UASBR)

3. Analysis of sugar mill effluent and its influence on germination and growth of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

4. Analysis of water quality using physico-chemical parameters in lower manair reservoir of Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

5. Applicability and efficacy of diatom indices in water quality evaluation of the Chambal River in Central India

6. Application of factor and cluster analysis for characterization of river and estuarine water systems - A case study: Mahanadi River (India)

7. Application of multivariate statistical techniques in hydrogeochemical studies—a case study: Brahmani-Koel River (India)

8. Application of rural slaughterhouse waste as an organic fertilizer for pot cultivation of solanaceous vegetables in India

9. Applications of correlation and regression analysis in assessing lentic water quality: a case study at Brahmsarovar Kurukshetra, India

10. Appraisal of water quality in the Lakes of Nainital District through numerical indices and multivariate statistics, India

11. Assessing the impact of anthropogenic activities on spatio-temporal variation of water quality in Anchar lake, Kashmir Himalayas

12. Assessing the potentials of Lemna minor in the treatment of domestic wastewater at pilot scale

13. Assessment and spatial distribution of groundwater quality in industrial areas of Ghaziabad, India

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15. Assessment of chemical and microbial contamination in groundwater through leaching of sewage waste in Delhi, India

16. Assessment of ecohydrogeochemical status of freshwater Loktak Lake of Manipur, India

17. Assessment of ground water quality in and around Bacheli and Kirandula area, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India

18. Assessment of physico‐chemical properties of water and phytoplankton bloom formation in a eutrophic pond using multivariate analysis

19. Assessment of point and non-point sources of pollution using a chemical mass balance approach

20. Assessment of pollution level in a Himalayan Lake, Kashmir, using geomatics approach

21. Assessment of potential risks of heavy metals from wastewater treatment plants of Srinagar city, Kashmir

22. Assessment of seasonal and spatial fluctuations in wastewater quality using multivariate statistical methods

23. Assessment of seasonal effects of municipal sewage pollution on the water quality of an urban canal--a case study of the Buckingham canal at Kalpakkam (India): NO₃, PO₄, SO₄, BOD, COD and DO

24. Assessment of seasonal variation in water quality of River Mini, at Sindhrot, Vadodara

25. Assessment of the levels of coastal marine pollution of Chennai city, Southern India

26. Assessment of water pollution in different bleaching based paper manufacturing and textile dyeing industries in India

27. Assessment of water quality condition and spatiotemporal patterns in selected wetlands of Punjab, India

28. Assessment of water quality index and multivariate analysis of high altitude sacred Lake Prashar, Himachal Pradesh, India

29. Assessment of water quality status of Doyang River, Nagaland, India, using Water Quality Index

30. Bacterial community structure and functional diversity in subsurface seawater from the western coastal ecosystem of the Arabian Sea, India

31. Bacterial diversity assessment of world’s largest sewage-fed fish farms with special reference to water quality: a Ramsar site

32. Bioassessment in the aquatic ecosystems of highly urbanized agglomeration in India: An application of physicochemical and macroinvertebrate-based indices

33. Bioremediation of heavy metals using biostimulation in laboratory bioreactor

34. Bioremediation potential of newly isolated Bacillus albus strain VKDS9 for decolourization and detoxification of biomethanated distillery effluent and its metabolites characterization for environmental sustainability

35. Bioremediation treatment process through mercury-resistant bacteria isolated from Mithi river

36. Case study on ncov-19 pandemic effect on Indian economy and geographic impact

37. Characteristics of the event mean concentration (EMCs) from rainfall runoff on mixed agricultural land use in the shoreline zone of the Yamuna River in Delhi, India

38. Characterization and prediction of stormwater runoff quality in sub-tropical rural catchments

39. Characterization of bacterial diversity in wastewater of Indian paper industries with special reference to water quality

40. Cloud-based neuro-fuzzy hydro-climatic model for water quality assessment under uncertainty and sensitivity

41. Coliforms removal in full-scale activated sludge plants in India

42. Common effluent treatment plant (CETP): Reliability analysis and performance evaluation

43. Comparative analysis of land use and lake water quality in rural and urban zones of south Chennai, India

44. Comparative assessment of dominant macrophytes and limnological parameters of Dal lake and Chatlam wetlands in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir, India

45. Comparative study of physio-chemical characteristics of river Godavari In district Parbhani (M.S) India

46. Comparative study on physicochemical status and diversity of macrophytes and zooplanktons of two urban ponds of Chandannagar, WB, India

47. Comprehensive evaluation of water quality status for entire stretch of Yamuna River, India

48. Contamination of Ground Water as a Consequence of Land Disposal of Dye Waste Mixed Sewage Effluents: A Case Study of Panipat District of Haryana, India

49. Correlation between population dynamics of mosquito larvae and their habitat qualities

50. Critical appraisal of BOD and DO models applied to a highly polluted river in India

51. Current status of seawater quality in Digha (India), northwestern coast of the Bay of Bengal

52. Cyanobacteria in wetlands of the industrialized Sambalpur District of India

53. DNA damage in marine rock oyster (Saccostrea Cucullata) exposed to environmentally available PAHs and heavy metals along the Arabian Sea coast

54. DO-BOD modeling of River Yamuna for national capital territory, India using STREAM II, a 2D water quality model

55. Deciphering long-term seasonal and tidal water quality trends in the Mahanadi estuary

56. Deterioration of water quality of Surma river

57. Detoxifying of high strength textile effluent through chemical and bio-oxidation processes

58. Development of a new non-aeration-based sewage treatment technology: Performance evaluation of a full-scale down-flow hanging sponge reactor employing third-generation sponge carriers

59. Development of a water quality index (WQI) for the Loktak Lake in India

60. Development of fuzzy analytic hierarchy process based water quality model of Upper Ganga river basin, India

61. Development of the “French system” vertical flow constructed wetland to treat raw domestic wastewater in India

62. Ecotoxicological effects of jute retting on the survival of two freshwater fish and two invertebrates

63. Effect of physicochemical and biological parameters on the quality of river water of Narmada, Madhya Pradesh, India

64. Effective bioremediation and toxicity assessment of tannery wastewaters treated with indigenous bacteria

65. Effectiveness of Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Generated by Indian Pulp Mills

66. Effects of different culture periods of commercial invasive red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty on plankton community structures in tropical marine environment, Southeast coast of India

67. Enhanced control of activated sludge process using predetermined set-points

68. Environmental monitoring of bacterial contamination and antibiotic resistance patterns of the fecal coliforms isolated from Cauvery River, a major drinking water source in Karnataka, India

69. Environmental pollution and its management in sugar industry in India: An appraisal

70. Enzyme mediated beam house operations of leather industry: a needed step towards greener technology