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ABSTRACT:
Water quality is hooked on the type of the contaminant added and the nature of mineral found at particular zone of surface water. Quality of Surface water is also influenced by anthropogenic factors. In the present study we are intended to access the hydro-chemical characteristics of Surface water in the Mandakini river, Chitrakoot, Satna. Result of water quality assessment showed that most of the water quality parameters slightly higher.
KEY WORDS: Water quality, anthropogenic factors, hydro-chemical
INTRODUCTION:
Surface water is an essential and vital component of our life support system. The surface water resources are being utilized for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes. However, due to rapid growth of population, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture activities, surface water resources are under stress (Adams, V.D., 1991). There is growing concern on the deterioration of surface water quality due to geogenic and anthropogenic activities. India is a vast country with varied hydrogeological situations resulting from diversified geological, climatological and topographic settings. Water-bearing rock formations (aquifers), range in age from Archaean to Recent. The natural chemical composition of surface water is influenced predominantly by type & depth of soils and subsurface geological formations through which Surface water passes. Surface water quality is also influenced by contribution from the atmosphere and surface water bodies (Abu-Rukah, Y., 2001). Quality of Surface water is also influenced by anthropogenic factors. For example, overexploitation of Surface water in coastal regions may result in sea water ingress and consequent increase in salinity of Surface water and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture and improper disposal of urban/industrial waste can cause contamination of Surface water resources...