US EPA

1577318 

Journal Article 

Effect of waste disposal on water quality in parts of Cochin, Kerala 

Khurshid, S; Basheer, A; ZAHEERUDDIN; Shabeer, MU 

1998 

Yes 

Indian Journal of Environmental Health
ISSN: 0367-827X 

BIOSIS/99/04916 

40 

1 

45-50 

eng 

BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. The successively increasing amount of chemicals in rivers and other water bodies, resulting from the enhanced discharge of industrial effluents and municipal waste water, has become the major problem affecting water quality. Study area covers an estuary at south-western part of Kerala which is bound by three important rivers namely Periyar in the north, Pumba in south and Muvattu puzha in the east. In the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate the water pollution caused by existing industries in parts or Cochin. A systematic study of the chemical nature of the surface water bodies from Eloor to Cochin harbour has been made with a view to assess the extent of pollution of various trace elements. The study revealed that the concentration of trace elements around Eloor industrial belt is higher than the vembanad lake, which may be attributed to steady discharge of effluents in Eloor region. In most of the samples, concentration or trace elements exceed the max 

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