Research Article
Investigation of the Soan River Water Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Approach
Table 1
Water quality parameters, abbreviations, units, and analytical methods used for analysis.
| | Sr. no. | Parameters | Units | Analysis method |
| | 1 | pH | pH unit | pH meter, Hanna Instruments, model 8519, Italy | | 2 | Electrical conductivity (EC) | μS/cm | EC meter, Hach-44600-00, USA | | 3 | Turbidity (Turb.) | NTU | Turbidity meter, LaMotte, model 2008, USA | | 4 | Alkalinity as CaCO3 | ppm | 2320 standard method (1992) | | 5 | Bicarbonates (HCO3) | ppm | 2320 standard method (1992) | | 6 | Calcium (Ca) | ppm | 3500 Ca-D standard method (1992) | | 7 | Chloride (Cl-) | ppm | Titration assembly argentometric method APHA (1998) | | 8 | Hardness (hard.) | ppm | EDTA titration, standard method (2012) | | 9 | Magnesium (Mg) | ppm | Flame photometer | | 10 | Potassium (K) | ppm | Flame photometer | | 11 | Sodium (Na) | ppm | Flame photometer | | 12 | Sulphate (SO4) | ppm | Spectrophotometric | | 13 | Nitrate (NO3) | ppm | Spectrophotometric | | 14 | Total dissolved solids (TDS) | ppm | 2540C, standard method (2012) | | 15 | Biological oxygen demand (BOD) | ppm | Manometric pressure measurement method by Lovibond BOD system | | 16 | Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | ppm | Lovibond COD reactor and photometer | | 17 | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | ppm | DO meter method, model Jenway 970 | | 18 | Total suspended solids (TSS) | ppm | Oven dry method |
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