International Journal of Environmental Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Assessment of groundwater quality in and around Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu

  • Author:
  • N Shanthi, M Elamvaluthi, M Kotteswari, S Murugesan
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 883 to 893

PG and Research, Dept of Botany, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai-600 030

*prithishanthi@gmail.com

Online published on 2 May, 2016.

Abstract

The assessment of water quality is very important for knowing its suitability for various purposes. The present study was carried to evaluate the groundwater quality in and around Thiruvallur District. Water samples were collected from 12 different regions of Thiruvallur town and analyzed various physico-chemical parameters. The results showed that many of the water quality parameters from residential areas above the permissible limits of BIS and WHO.

Keywords

Physico-chemical parameters, water pollution, bsi, water quality, groundwater