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Investigation of Water Quality Characteristics of River Ganga at Different Ghats in Varanasi
Subject area: Physical Sciences and Environment · Area of research: Water Quality Parameter
Abstract
The objective of this essay is to assess the character of the water in Varanasi's Ganga River. The present investigation illustrates the seasonal fluctuations in the concentration of physicochemical factors in the Ganga at the various ghats of Varanasi city. During the winter and rainy months of 2024?2025, water samples were collected from a variety of locations in Varanasi, such as the Santravidas Ghats, Assi Ghats, Harish Chandra Ghats, Dasawamedha Ghats, Lalita Ghats, Mannmandir Ghats, and Namo Ghats. Physicochemical parameters, such as pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), total dissolved solids (T.D.S), turbidity, and chloride, were employed to assess the pollution of the Ganga at discrete locations. The estimated values, when compared to the World Health Organization's and standard quality management standards, suggest that the water in the research area is contaminated, which could pose a threat to the aquatic ecology and human health.
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@article{1710540,
author = {Vishal Yadav, Aditya Verma, Manas Mishra},
title = {Investigation of Water Quality Characteristics of River Ganga at Different Ghats in Varanasi},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {9},
number = {3},
pages = {310-317},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1710540.pdf},
abstract = {The objective of this essay is to assess the character of the water in Varanasi's Ganga River. The present investigation illustrates the seasonal fluctuations in the concentration of physicochemical factors in the Ganga at the various ghats of Varanasi city. During the winter and rainy months of 2024?2025, water samples were collected from a variety of locations in Varanasi, such as the Santravidas Ghats, Assi Ghats, Harish Chandra Ghats, Dasawamedha Ghats, Lalita Ghats, Mannmandir Ghats, and Namo Ghats. Physicochemical parameters, such as pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), total dissolved solids (T.D.S), turbidity, and chloride, were employed to assess the pollution of the Ganga at discrete locations. The estimated values, when compared to the World Health Organization's and standard quality management standards, suggest that the water in the research area is contaminated, which could pose a threat to the aquatic ecology and human health.},
month = {September},
}