Growth and Breeding Behavior of Macrobrachium gangeticum in River Ganga Around Varanasi

Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variations in Water Quality Dynamics of River Ganga in Varanasi

River Ganga is one of the prime sacred National Rivers of India, closely associated with economic, social, and cultural heritage of Indian people. Recently, it has been subjected to immense degradation and pollution as a result of receiving huge amounts of domestic and industrial wastewater as well as religious ritual activities and surface runoff. The present study attempts to study spatial an...

Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variations in Water Quality Dynamics of River Ganga in Varanasi

River Ganga is one of the prime sacred National Rivers of India, closely associated with economic, social, and cultural heritage of Indian people. Recently, it has been subjected to immense degradation and pollution as a result of receiving huge amounts of domestic and industrial wastewater as well as religious ritual activities and surface runoff. The present study attempts to study spatial an...

seasonal and temporal variations in physico-chemical and bacteriological characteristics of river ganga in varanasi

various physico chemical characteristics of the river ganga in varanasi were studied in the oct 2005 to nov 2006. ecological parameters like dissolved oxygen(do), ph, nitrate(no3-), po43- and bacterial population were analyzed and compared with standard permissible limits to assess the best designated use of the river water for various purposes. study revealed that the water quality at varanasi...

Heavy metal contamination of Ganga river at Varanasi in relation to atmospheric deposition

We investigated the mid stream water quality of Ganga river as influenced by aerially driven heavy metals at Varanasi, India. Twelve sampling stations were selected along a 20 km long stretch of the river. Mid stream sub-surface water samples collected at fortnightly intervals from all the sites were acid digested and analyzed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. The data revealed that the mid-stream...

Status Paper for River Ganga