Pollution Research Paper


Vol. 35, Issue 2, 2016

Page Number: 409-413

USING WATER QUALITY INDEX TO EVALUATE SUITABILITY OF GANGA WATER AT PATNA, INDIA FOR VARIOUS USES

NIPUNIKA RANI*, R. K. SINHA AND S. K. SINHA

Abstract

In the present study, water quality of the River Ganga in the middle Ganga plains (Payne et al., 2004) was assessed with a main objective to develop WQI to assess its suitability for various uses at different spatial and temporal scales. The water quality index shows that water quality was excellent for various uses.