title: Suitability and water quality criteria of an open drainage municipal sewage water at Coimbatore, used for irrigation.
abstract: Sanganur canal is the major open drainage system which has intricate linkage with storm water supply, domestic sewage and industrial effluent disposal. Water samples from various stations were collected and analysed for physicochemical parameters to assess the water quality of the Sanganur canal system. The study revealed that physicochemical parameters like pH, EC, TDS, DO, BOD, COD exceeded the permissible limit, clearly indicating the need of proper treatment of waste water before discharge into the Noyyal river.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore-641 043, India.
authors.forename: S Binu
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: A Kavitha
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kirubavathy
authors.forename: Rajammal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thirumalnesan
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007194:India; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D018508:Water Purification; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water