title: Physico-chemical and bacteriological investigation on the River Torsa of North Bengal.
abstract: A few physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters on certain locations of the river Torsa was studied. The major characteristics of Torsa river water were high alkalinity, high concentration of free ammonia with respect to albuminoid ammonia and the presence of bacteria of fecal origin. Marked seasonal variations of the parameters were also observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Siliguri-734 430, India.
authors.forename: Bhaskar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhadra
authors.forename: Shriparna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Ranadhir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Ashis K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012621:Seasons; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D014867:Water