Evaluation of Physio-chemical Properties and WQI of the Drinking Water in Urban Area of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India
Sandhya Tirkey
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas (A Central University) Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 495009, India.
Brijendra Pratap Singh
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas (A Central University) Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 495009, India.
Kamesh *
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas (A Central University) Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 495009, India.
Shailly Misra
Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, (Uttar Pradesh) 226026, India.
Pinaki Prasad Singh
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas (A Central University) Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 495009, India.
Ruby
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas (A Central University) Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 495009, India.
Tulika Johri
Department of Botany, Shri Jai Narain Mishra P.G. Collage, Lucknow, 226001 Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study was estimating the physicochemical parameters of water and preparing the water quality index for drinking water in a residential area of Bilaspur city. Fifty water samples were collected from ten sites and analyzed six parameters of water quality by using the portable multi-parameter water quality meter (Hanna Instruments: HI98194). The results of water quality were statistically different for sites (p<0.001). During the study, the average water pH (8.326±0.67), water temperature (27.349±0.207 °C), dissolved oxygen (7.775±0.034 mg/l), total dissolved solids (526.46±0.781mg/l), electrical conductivity of water (391.6±0.79 mg/l), and oxygen reduction potential (-32.715±0.21 mV) were recorded. The positive correlation was observed between EC and TDS (r = 0.935) and pH and ORP (r = 0.802), while the negative correlation was observed between DO and temperature. The range of the WQI was observed to be 383.67 to 530.87, and there was a statistically difference at for sites (p<0.001).
Keywords: EC, sustainable environment, TDS, urban water quality, water monitoring