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Urban Pond Water Contamination in India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
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Journal of Environmental Protection·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 52–59·Published 7 January 2016·DOI10.4236/jep.2016.71005
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Abstract
The stagnant water reservoirs in urban area of India are severely contaminated with surfactant and microbe due to anthropogenic activities. In this work, water quality of pond water of the most industrialized city: Raipur, CG, India is described. The concentration of surfactant in the term of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) in water (n = 16) is ranged from 7.0 - 27 mg/L with mean value of 17 ± 3 mg/L. All ponds are found to be contaminated with microbes i.e. bacteria, algae and fungi at elevated levels. The physico-chemical characteristics of the pond water are discussed.
KeywordsSurfactantWater QualityMicrobePond
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