GROUND WATER QUALITY OF SWAMINATHAPURAM, DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU

摘要

Ground water quality at Swaminathapuram, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu was analysed to identify the nature of pollution for a period of one year from June 2000 to May 2001. Ground water samples showed the values of TDS (86-1165 mg/l), iron (0.6-4.1 mg/l), nitrates (6.3-17.2 .mg/l), sulphates (4.9-32.5 mg/l), chlorides (110-825 mg/l), calcium(60.0-185.3 mg/l), magnesium (33.2-140.0 mg/l), BOD (6.2-22.0 mg/l) and COD (18-38.5 mg/l) in all the selected water samples. The deterioration of the ground water quality was recorded in this study.