Volume : 11, Issue : 2 , Article : 2

Evaluation of hydrobiological properties of temple ponds in Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India

  1. Raju Krishnamoorthy * , Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli-620020
  2. Olimuhammed Basith , Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli-620020
  3. Jaheer Hussain Mohamad Rafeek , Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli-620020
  4. Ganesan Chinnadurai , Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli-620020
  5. I. Joseph Antony Jerald , Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli-620020

* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study was to analyses the water quality of Tiruvanai Kaval: Brahma theertham, Srirangam temple pond and Cauvery river. The water samples were collected and analyzed using APHA standard analytical procedures. Water quality assessment revealed that pH, TDS, sulfate and phosphate were within acceptable limits. Investigations further showed that both temple ponds were polluted due to human activities. The water quality index values of ThiruvanaiKaval: Brahma theertham was of poor (25-49); at Srirangan temple pond, the water quality index was slightly better (50-69). From this study, it was concluded that the water is commonly contaminated with microbes and this contamination may be due to human activity which might be the cause for transmission of diseases to devotees. Therefore, it is suggested that the temple pond water cannot be used directly for drinking as (theertham) without prior treatment.

Keywords : Temple Pond Water, ThiruvanaiKaval, Srirangam, Microbial Studies

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