Water Quality Index of River Cauvery at Erode Region, Tamilnadu, India

A. R. K. Kulandaivel; P. E. Kumar; V. Perumal; P. N. Magudeswaran

Water Quality Index of River Cauvery at Erode Region, Tamilnadu, India

A. R. K. Kulandaivel ¹, P. E. Kumar ¹, V. Perumal ¹, P. N. Magudeswaran ²

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1 Department of Chemistry, Erode Arts College (Autonomous), Erode-638 009, T.N., India
2 Department of Chemistry, V.L.B. Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641 042, T.N., India

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An attempt has been made to study the physico-chemical characteristics and biological investigations of Cauvery river at Erode region. The sampling points were selected on the basis of their importance. Industrial wastewater, dyeing effluents and sewage are allowed to mix with the Cauvery river water in this region. Water Quality Index (WQI) has been calculated based on National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) index system. Water Quality Index is an easy tool to assess the quality of surface waters and to control the pollutional load of water bodies.