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V Gopal1, A Shanmugasundaram2, B Nithya2
1Department of Geology, Anna University, CEG Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
Abstract:
The current status of the water quality in terms of nutrients and trace elements were assessed in the Uppanar river estuary, Southern India. Twenty-five sampling stations were monitored in the study area, which is dominated by anthropogenic activities such as agriculture, settlements and fishing harbour in the downstream. Whereas, the upstream and midstream is dominated by barren lands and industrial hub respectively. Nutrients and trace elements such as nitrate, phosphate, iron and lead exceed the permissible limit of WHO drinking water guidelines. The water quality index derived from WHO permissible limits reveal that most of the samples fall under fair to good category. The marginal to fair water quality is noticed in the midstream to downstream region, where anthropogenic activities are high. The multivariate statistical analysis divulges that the overall water quality is controlled by two major sources such as natural weathering of soil/bedrock and agricultural and industrial activities.
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