Abstract

WATER QUALITY PARAMETER: TOTAL TURBIDITY CONTENT IN THE PAVAGADA TALUK OF TUMKUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA

G. Manjunatha*,B.E. Basavarajappa, E. T. Puttaiah, K. Siddappa and  Sunilkumar B. Mane

ABSTRACT

Water is one of the most essential constituents of the human environment and its occurrence in chemically pure form is very rare. Turbidity is an optical property of the interaction between light and suspended solids in water so in drinking water, the higher the turbidity level, the higher the risk that people may develop various diseases. Hence estimation of total turbidity content present in 16 public bore wells in the Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district, Karnataka State, in India have been investigated in order to the water quality. The results clearly reveal that the values were well within the range of permissible limits (10 mg/L) as per the WHO specification and hence suitable for human consumptions. Out of 16 villages the maximum turbidity value of 6.22 JTU was found at Bellibatlu.

Keywords: Borewell water, physico-chemical parameters, turbidity.