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Water Quality of the River Yamuna in the Delhi Stretch: Key Determinants and Management Issues
Author(s) -
Trisal Chaman,
Tabassum Tanveera,
Kumar Ritesh
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clean – soil, air, water
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1863-0669
pISSN - 1863-0650
DOI - 10.1002/clen.200700044
Subject(s) - environmental science , water quality , floodplain , sink (geography) , hydrology (agriculture) , pollutant , nutrient , aeration , water resource management , environmental engineering , ecology , geology , geography , biology , cartography , geotechnical engineering
Abstract The assessment of water quality of the River Yamuna in the Delhi stretch was carried out by determining changes in the concentration levels of 19 physico‐chemical parameters. It was observed that vegetation plays an important role in acting as a biological sink for mineral nutrients, thereby restoring the water quality. It is proposed that restoration of the inundation pattern of floodplains would greatly help in re‐aeration of the overlying water and re‐absorption of pollutants through mud/water exchanges.