Water quality and pollution status of Chalakudy river at Kathikudam, Thrissur district, Kerala, India

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-118

  Joseph, Rincy ^a   Tessy, P P ^a  

^a Christ College   (India)

Author keywords

Chalakudy river; Pollution status; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; RIVERS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

KERALA , INDIA; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; TOTAL HARDNESS; WATER SAMPLES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDUCTIVITY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HARDNESS; NITRATE; PH; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

CHALAKUDY RIVER; INDIA; KERALA; THRISSUR;

EID: 78651567181     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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