Contamination of surface water by rapid industrialization, natural and anthropogenic
activities is of great concern over the last few decades. Nowadays, canal water systems are …

Groundwater is considered a vital natural resource due to its significant use for drinking,
irrigation and industrial purposes. Groundwater has been a big variant in quality and …

Conventional indices to describe the quality of water have been found to have several
drawbacks. Hence, an attempt has been made to overcome these deficiencies by …

The present work is aimed at evaluating the water quality index (WQI) for the drinking water
of engineering colleges in Kolhapur city. This has been determined by collecting a monthly …

Abstract major themes of environmental, economic and social debates. Boreholes represent
a major source of potable water supply for most urban and rural areas in Nigeria …

Water covered maximum area of earth surface; supply of water mainly depends on surface
water. Ponds are act as reservoirs to save water in rainy season. The research study is …

Due to urbanization and human activities, the groundwater sources are depleting in terms of
quantity and quality in Indian cities. The present study is associated with tap water quality of …

Solid waste disposal is a major concern in developing countries. They are generally
disposed off in dump yards where they are likely to contaminate the ground water due to …

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