A study on different water quality parameters collected from various water sources of Guwahati, Assam

Abstract

This study aimed to determine water quality parameters of various samples of water collected from three different areas (Azara, Dipor Bil, and Brahmaputra River). Over the due course of time, various physical and chemical parameters regarding the water quality were analyzed for pH, acidity, hardness, DO, BOD, alkalinity etc., using standard techniques in the laboratory and the Bureau of Indian Standards:10500 (Drinking water specifications) was referred to check the acceptability of water. The water samples were collected during the pre monsoon and post monsoon seasons, and their experimental results were compared. Results from the experimental analysis suggests that the collected water sample were not found to be in accordance with the drinking water standards, and from this, we can conclude that the water samples are highly contaminated. Except for the results obtained for the alkalinity test which were found corrosive, the tap water samples were within the standards for the remaining parameters. Whereas, the Dipor Bil and Brahmaputra samples for all the parameters were found to be over the standard guidelines. Hence, more detailed experimental analysis has to be considered to understand how each parameter vary from one another seasonally