Water Quality Aspects of a Temporary Water Body in Palakkad District, Kerala
Contamination of drinking water mainly through anthropogenic activities has become a major challenge to the environmentalist in the developing countries. Solid wastes from industrial units is being dumped without any proper treatment near the factories, which is subjected to reaction with percolating rain water and reaching the ground water level. The soft drink beverage factory in Plachimada meets their water requirement by the tapping ground water and due to this ground water has undergone drastic fluctuations. Despite the fact that several studies have been conducted taking Plachimada and Perumatty panchayath as focal points, little attention has been given to the nearby Pattenchery area and Pudussery Panchayath. Thus, an attempt was contributed to invest the water quality parameters of temporary water bodies, mainly ponds of Pattenchery and Pudussery panchayaths in Palakkad district, Kerala. The phsyico-chemical parameters of eight ponds in the two stations were studied and its correlation pattern was recorded. Standard deviation and confidence limit of each parameter were also evaluated.
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