E. SUKUMAR, R. SAVIDHA AND P. N. MAGUDESWARAN
Abstract
The subsurface water quality status of the residential areas around Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai has been assessed by collecting samples from six locations during rainy season and analysing their physico-chemical and biological characteristics. The Water Quality Indices have been arrived at using standard NSF method. The results of the study indicated that water in two locations only were of medium quality while in others they were bad and unfit for human consumption.