River Water Quality in Veli River due to the Contamination of Wastewater from Travancore Titanium Industry,Thiruvanandapuram

摘要

Economic reformation and industrial liberalization by Indian government have attracted varied national and multinational companies to invest on major industries, like power plant, petroleum refineries, fertilizers and petrochemicals and metal industries. Most of these industries are located very close to the sea due to a variety of reasons, like convenience in transporting raw materials, availability of seawater for desalination, cooling tower and disposal of trade effluents. Both central and state pollution control boards have set standards for checking and controlling the quality of effluents discharged into marine/fresh water bodies so that the adverse impact on the marine and other ecosystem is minimal.