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Ganges water quality at Kanpur- A Review
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Sunil Bhatt , Rajat Kumar
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Ganges water quality at Kanpur- A Review
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The Ganges provides ecosystem services which are of vital importance for the inhabitants of the Ganges river basin. However, the water quality of the Ganges river deteriorates downstream. Indian cities, e.g., Kanpur and Varanasi, are local hotspots of pollution and poor water quality. Downstream of these cities the river’s water quality improves, but never restores to its original state. Haentjens (2017) analyzed the physico-chemical water quality of the entire Ganges and identified the city of Kanpur as the major pollution source. This MSc dissertation is a follow up of Haentjens' (2017) study in order to stimulate future discussions and actions on improving the water quality and ecology of the Ganges river. The first objective of this MSc study is to assess the impact of Kanpur’s urban activity on Ganges water quality and to identify and quantify Kanpur’s major pollution sources into the Ganges. The second objective included the search for an existing biotic index which can analyze Ganges ecological status. The results of this study revealed alarmingly high levels of nutrient- and organic pollution in the Ganges along Kanpur. Along Kanpur, the physico-chemical water quality of the Ganges reaches the most deteriorated OECD water quality class. The Sisamau nala, Jajmau industrial tannery zone and the Jajmau wastewater treatment plant effluent are the major pollution sources of Kanpur into the Ganges. Besides these major wastewater drains, a significant amount of smaller drains are diffusively discharging untreated domestic- and tannery wastewater into the Ganges.
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Sunil Bhatt & Rajat Kumar (October-2022). Ganges water quality at Kanpur- A Review . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 7(10), 811-824. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2210098.pdf
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