Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India
This study was performed to assess water quality in the Narmada River, the third-longest river in India. Water samples were collected from 6 major sampling stations with 17 sampling points. Nine water quality parameters were analyzed to calculate the water quality index (WQI), followed by multivaria...
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| author | Deepak Gupta Reetika Shukla Mahesh Prashad Barya Gurudatta Singh Virendra Kumar Mishra |
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| description | This study was performed to assess water quality in the Narmada River, the third-longest river in India. Water samples were collected from 6 major sampling stations with 17 sampling points. Nine water quality parameters were analyzed to calculate the water quality index (WQI), followed by multivariate statistical evaluation. The results indicated that water quality in the upper Narmada varied from excellent to very poor – comprising excellent for approximately 12%, good for 17%, poor for 59%, and very poor for 12% of pre-monsoon samples, but excellent for 17%, good for 12%, and poor for 71% of post-monsoon. While the general water quality in the Narmada was poor, anthropogenic inputs such as domestic sewage and agricultural runoff influenced some parameters – e.g. BOD, nitrate, and total coliform. More studies are required for completing water quality evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e796ff42a6d4da6bc2651cbd14822e92022-12-22T02:36:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupWater Science2357-00082020-01-0134120221210.1080/11104929.2020.1839345Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central IndiaDeepak Gupta0Reetika Shukla1Mahesh Prashad Barya2Gurudatta Singh3Virendra Kumar Mishra4Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaDepartment of Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, IndiaInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaThis study was performed to assess water quality in the Narmada River, the third-longest river in India. Water samples were collected from 6 major sampling stations with 17 sampling points. Nine water quality parameters were analyzed to calculate the water quality index (WQI), followed by multivariate statistical evaluation. The results indicated that water quality in the upper Narmada varied from excellent to very poor – comprising excellent for approximately 12%, good for 17%, poor for 59%, and very poor for 12% of pre-monsoon samples, but excellent for 17%, good for 12%, and poor for 71% of post-monsoon. While the general water quality in the Narmada was poor, anthropogenic inputs such as domestic sewage and agricultural runoff influenced some parameters – e.g. BOD, nitrate, and total coliform. More studies are required for completing water quality evaluation.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11104929.2020.1839345Water Quality Index (WQI)Narmada RiverPrincipal Component Analysis (PCA)Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) |
| spellingShingle | Deepak Gupta Reetika Shukla Mahesh Prashad Barya Gurudatta Singh Virendra Kumar Mishra Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India Water Science Water Quality Index (WQI) Narmada River Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) |
| title | Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India |
| title_full | Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India |
| title_fullStr | Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India |
| title_short | Water quality assessment of Narmada River along the different topographical regions of the central India |
| title_sort | water quality assessment of narmada river along the different topographical regions of the central india |
| topic | Water Quality Index (WQI) Narmada River Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) |
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