Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

A Survey of Potable Water Quality in Karnataka

1Principal Research Scientist, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

2Project Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

3Fellow and Principal Investigator, Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore, India

Online published on 16 May, 2013.

Abstract

An integrated water quality survey of borewells in Karnataka during 2006 - 2010 has been presented. Out of the twenty eight WHO guidelines seven parameters have been selected for critical evaluation. The data indicates that fluoride and TDS levels are very high in some specific pockets of Kolar, Gulbarga and Bijapur districts. The analytical values can be used as base reference data for future borewell water quality comparison.

Keywords

Borewell Water, Potability, Data Base, Karnataka