Open AccessAssessment of Quality Index of Water by Using Different Physico-Chemical Parameters in Rabale Waterbody, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Author(s) -
Singh Pooja,
Jadhav Anita S
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of zoological investigations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-3055
DOI - 10.33745/ijzi.2021.v07i02.007
Subject(s) - water quality , turbidity , environmental science , biochemical oxygen demand , chemical oxygen demand , alkalinity , hydrology (agriculture) , total dissolved solids , monsoon , nitrate , environmental engineering , wastewater , geography , chemistry , ecology , meteorology , engineering , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
Water is a must for all living things. Reservoir and lake water is used for a variety of purposes, includingdrinking water, agricultural, commercial, recreational, and aquaculture. However, due to rising populationpressures, which has resulted in rapid urbanization, industrialization, and modern agricultural practices, waterpollution has become a major issue in recent years. The water quality index is a single number that reflects overallwater quality at a specific place and time. To compute, water quality index (WQI) we used Temperature, pH,Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (B.O.D), Chemical Oxygen Demand (C.O.D), Alkalinity,Electrical Conductivity, Turbidity, and Chemical Oxygen Demand (C.O.D), Nitrite-Nitrogen, Nitrate-Nitrogen andHardness were the physico-chemical parameters investigated in this study. The water quality index is to transformcomplicated water quality data into information that the general public can use. The Water Quality Index wascalculated using the Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index (WQI). The measured WQI was then used to assessthe water quality in Rabale water body. The water quality index (WQI) of the lake was 49.813, 53.483, and 53.045during the pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon periods, respectively. When comparing seasonal variations,WQI values show that water status is fairly good during the pre-monsoon but is low during the monsoon and postmonsoon seasons, thus water from Rabale water body may be used for a variety of industrial purposes.