Effect of pollution on the quality of water in three freshwater lakes of Nirmal town, Adilabad Dist. (A.P.)

Abstract

The Present Study deals with the effect of pollutions on the quality of water in three freshwater lakes of Nirmal Town, Adilabad Dist. The investigation was done from January 2010 to December 2010.   All the three lakes suffer from encroachments. Dumping and burning of wastes, and unchecked inflow of domestic and industrial effluents. The parameters studies were: colour, odour, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, alkalinity, total hardness, total solids, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, sulphate and chloride.