Drinking water quality analysis of some villages from Gadhinglaj Tahsil, Maharashtra

The present research work deals with assessment of drinking water quality of 30 villages from Gadhinglaj tahsil; carried out during the year 2013-2014. The physico-chemical and Microbial parameters were assessed to check either the water is suitable or not for drinking purpose. The physico-chemical parameters such as Total hardness, Ca, Mg, Chloride, Total alkalinity, pH and EC were analyzed as per standard methods. The microbial parameters like MPN, SPC, Total and Fecal coliforms were carried out. The investigation has confirmed a significant number of fecal coliform in all the samples and it found significantly higher than the WHO limit (0) for drinking water. So all the water samples may raise concern on the safety of the water for human health may cause the various water borne and gastro-intestinal diseases so, proper hygiene and purification techniques should be recommended. Keywords: Water, Physico-chemical and Microbial parameters. REFERENCES APHA, AWWA and WPCF (2005). Standard methods for examination of water and waste water, 21st edition, American Public Health Association, New York. BIS (1991). Indian standard for drinking water, Bureau of Indian standard, New Delhi, India, 1-9, 179. Chapman, D. V. (1996). (Ed) “Water quality assessments, a guide to the use of biota, sediments and water in environmental monitoring”. 2nd Ed. Spon Press, Abingdon. EPA (2007). Invalidation of total Coliform positive samples. Total Coliform issue paper. Office of Ground water and Drinking water. Greenberg AE, LS Clesceri, AD Eaton (eds). (1992). Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste water. Amer. Public Health Assoc. Washington, D.C. Indian standard for drinking water , Bureau of Indian standard (1991), New Delhi, India, 1-9, 179. Jadhav, S. D., Sawant, R. S., Godghate, A. G., Patil, S. R. and Patil, R. S. (2012). Assessment of ground water quality of Ajara Tahsil from Maharashtra. Rasayan J. Chem, 5( 2): 246-249. Jhingram (1982). Fish and fisheries of India. 2nd Edition. Hindustan Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, India. Michigan Water Science Center (2007). Fecal indicator Bacteria and sanitary Water Quality. http://mi.water.usgs.gov/BactHoweb.html Oram Brain (2011). water testing bacteria, Califonia, Nuisance Bacteria, Viruses and pathogen in drinking. Water Research Center, Dallas. Patil, R. S., Sawant, R. S., Patil, S. R. and Chougale, S. R. (2015). Water Quality of Dug Wells from Samangad Fort and Adjoining Area, Western Maharashtra, India. European Academic Research, 3(3): 2893-2902. Patil, S. R., Sawant, R. S., Patil, S. S., Sathe, T. V. and Patil, R. S. (2013). Avian fauna and Physico-chemical Parameters of Gajargaon Pond of Ajara Tahsil, Kolhapur (M. S.). Rasayan J. Chem. 6(1):76-79. Solanki, A. S. (2013). Study of various water quality parameters with reference to human health- A case study of Bikaner city of Rajasthan. Rasayan J. Chem, 6(1):44-46. Swarnalatha, N. and Rao, A.N. 1998. Ecological studies of Banjara lake with reference to water pollution. J. Envi. Biol.,19 (2) : 179-186. Trivedi, R. K. and Goel, P. K. (1984). Chemical and Biological methods for water pollution status. Environmental publication, Karad (India). WHO (1984). Guidelines for drinking water quality. Recommendation world health organization, Geneva. Volume 1, 130.