Assessment of Physico-Chemical and Bacteriological Status of Ground Water Resources in Aurangabad, M.S. India

Abstract

The physico-chemical and bacteriological status of water samples from nine major part of the locality in Aurangabad City was assessed. Selection of sampling points done on the basis of there importance with respect to population around. The physico-chemical parameters like Temperature,  pH, Electrical conductivity (EC), Total Hardness ( TH) , Total dissolved solids (TDS), Total solids ( TD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Turbidity, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) , Magnesium (Mg⁺⁺), Sodium (Na⁺), Calcium (Ca⁺⁺), potassium (K⁺), Chloride (Cl^- ), Fluride ( F^-), Sulfate  (SO^2-₄), Phosphate (PO^3- ₄)  and  bacteriological analysis done by MPN method. The physico-chemical parameters for six samples found within permissible limit of WHO; whereas, Total Hardness (TH), Calcium, and Magnesium in three samples found above permissible limit. Bacteriological studies shows contamination in two water samples