Physiochemical Analysis of Waste Water Collected from Three Major Rivers of Palakkad

Abstract

Waste management strategies implemented in India have failed due to various reasons, the major reasons are industrial growth and urbanization. The pollution impacts on marine communities can be observed directly to the industrialized centres, which release an series of chemical pollutants to effluent systems. These wastes encompasses a broad range of contaminants such as petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons and heavy metals, various acids, alkalis, dyes and other chemicals which greatly change the nature of water in every aspect. In south India , as per the Kerala State Pollution Control Boards survey conducted in the year 2010 it is being stated that the quality of water is being reduced year after year. In comparison with several district, Palakkad district have also started to lose their water quality property due to the establishment of small scale industries and residential areas. So the major aim of the work is to understand the physiochemical properties of water collected from various rivers in Palakkad, majorly Kalpathy river, Kunthi river, Bharathapuzha river.

Keywords: Environmental, Water, Pollution, Rivers, Palakkad