Statistical Studies on the Quality of Drinking Water of Adjacent Villages of Dhar (M.P.)

Ram Prajapati, Jitendra Bhagore

Abstract: The water quality of various drinking water samples were studied in adjacent villages of Dhar, (M. P. ). Water samples were analyzed for various water quality parameters like pH, electrical conductance, total dissolved solids, total alkalinity, total hardness, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, fluoride, sodium, potassium, mercury, iron, copper, zinc, lead and cadmium. In the present study all samples of drinking water of adjacent villages for the values of iron, copper. Fluoride, Nitrate and sulphate were under the standard permissible limits as (0.3mg/l) (0.05mg/l) (1.5 mg/l) (45 mg/l) and (200 mg/l) during rainy, winter and summer seasons respectively. Pearson's correlation coefficient ( r) values among various water quality parameters of all the samples were computed.

Keywords: Drinking water, Drinking water parameters, Village areas and correlation