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1 Deptt. of Marine Engg., College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, A.P., IN
2 Deptt. of Civil Engg., College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, A.P., IN
3 Dept. of Environmental Studies, GITAM Institution of Science, GITAM University,
Visakhapatnam-530 045, A.P., IN
Source
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 9, No 1 (2010), Pagination: 19-23
Abstract
Assessment of water quality is important as water is used for domestic, agricultural and also industrial purposes. The coastal stretch of Andhra Pradesh abutting Bay of Bengal is also a part of the Coromandal coast that runs to a length of 960 km on the east coast of India. The two large rivers Godavari and Krishna, which originate in the west coast, join the sea with in a gap of 200 km between them. The rivers, in addition to suspended sediments coming through surface runoff, also receive discharge of domestic as well as treated and untreated industrial effluents. The water samples of various freshwater bodies from 80 different stations in the nine districts were collected and analysed for their physicochemical characteristics to determine the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the stretch of Andhra Pradesh.
Keywords
Freshwater Resources, Andhra Pradesh Coast, Water Quality, Water Pollution.
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