Application of the National Sanitation Foundation Water Quality Index in the Sabarmati River, Gujarat, India |
Author(s): |
| Dr. Kosha Shah , Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M. S. University of Baroda |
Keywords: |
| Water Quality Index, NSF Water Quality Index, Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
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A Water Quality Index provides a single number that expresses overall water quality at a certain location and time based on several water quality parameters. In the present study, water quality parameters of three different water stations along the Sabarmati river were collected to determine water quality index (WQI). Ten most important parameters - Biochemical Oxygen Demand, dissolved oxygen, Faecal Coliform, Nitrates, pH, Phosphate, temperature change, Total suspended solids, turbidity were considered for WQI. The WQI was assessed using National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) method. National Sanitation Foundation Water quality Index (NSFWQI) values vary between 53.97 to 73.97. The results of the WQI show that the water quality of stations are good and fair according to NSFWQI ranking. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV5I10955 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 1 Publication Date: 01/04/2017 Page(s): 1527-1530 |
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