Impact of industrial and sewage wastes on water qualities in middle stretch of river Ganga from Kanpur to Varanasi

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-285

  Singh, H P ^b,c   Mahaver, L R ^a   Mishra, J P ^a  

^a Division of Riverine Fisheries   (India)

^b Hilsa Division   (India)

^c CICFRI   (India)

Author keywords

Industrial and sewage wastes; Pollution; River Ganga; Water quality

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HARDNESS; INDIA; PH MEASUREMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

GANGA RIVER; INDIA;

EID: 0032825128     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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