Assessment of water quality of River Ganga during COVID-19 lockdown

We have done a qualitative and quantitative analysis of Ganga River water in two areas namely Palta and Diamond Harbour, in the state of West Bengal, India. Anthropogenic activity is very high in these regions. Restriction of human activity near river basins due to the prolonged COVID-19 lockdown ha...

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Published in:Desalination and water treatment 2021-05, Vol.223, p.26-33
Main Authors: Roy, Malabika Biswas, Ghosh, Minakshi, Roy, Pankaj Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chemical oxygen demand
COVID-19
Dissolved oxygen
Fecal coliform
Lockdown
River Ganga
Total coliform
Total dissolved solids
Total suspended solids
Turbidity
Water pollution
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Summary:We have done a qualitative and quantitative analysis of Ganga River water in two areas namely Palta and Diamond Harbour, in the state of West Bengal, India. Anthropogenic activity is very high in these regions. Restriction of human activity near river basins due to the prolonged COVID-19 lockdown has brought remarkable changes in the environment. A comparison of the pre- lockdown period and the lockdown period was done. The study covered the years from March 2019 to May 2020. Results demonstrate improvement in surface water quality of River Ganga, during the lock-down period as there was less anthropogenic activity. The water quality test revealed that turbidity has reduced to
ISSN:1944-3986
1944-3986
DOI:10.5004/dwt.2021.27155