Surface water samples were collected from selected locations along river Panchaganga,from Kolhapur to Narsobawadi during April 2019.Physicochemical parameters were determined in the laboratory and chemical mass balanc...Surface water samples were collected from selected locations along river Panchaganga,from Kolhapur to Narsobawadi during April 2019.Physicochemical parameters were determined in the laboratory and chemical mass balance approach was adopted to estimate the individual ionic loads in the river water.Streeter-Phelps equation was applied to derive a relationship between DO and BOD_(5).Model parameters such as De-oxygenation Rate(K_(d))and Re-aeration Rates(K_(r))were optimized using different empirical methods.The result of chemical mass balance showed an increase in the loading of various ions from upstream to downstream which could be attributed to agricultural and industrial wastes that enter the main stream.De-oxygenation rate and re-aeration constants were calculated using various empirical methods.DO sag curve was developed using Streeter Phelp’s model and compared with the observed parameters which showed a significant correlation.DO-BOD concentration observed along the course of the river indicated that the self-purification capacity of the river is high due to which the river regains the lost DO level at a distance less than 50 meters.展开更多
文摘Surface water samples were collected from selected locations along river Panchaganga,from Kolhapur to Narsobawadi during April 2019.Physicochemical parameters were determined in the laboratory and chemical mass balance approach was adopted to estimate the individual ionic loads in the river water.Streeter-Phelps equation was applied to derive a relationship between DO and BOD_(5).Model parameters such as De-oxygenation Rate(K_(d))and Re-aeration Rates(K_(r))were optimized using different empirical methods.The result of chemical mass balance showed an increase in the loading of various ions from upstream to downstream which could be attributed to agricultural and industrial wastes that enter the main stream.De-oxygenation rate and re-aeration constants were calculated using various empirical methods.DO sag curve was developed using Streeter Phelp’s model and compared with the observed parameters which showed a significant correlation.DO-BOD concentration observed along the course of the river indicated that the self-purification capacity of the river is high due to which the river regains the lost DO level at a distance less than 50 meters.
