Yamuna river pollution has been extensively studied with regard to some selected parameters in five locations at Palla, Nizamuddin Midstream, Nizamuddin Quarter Stream, Agra Canal Midstream, and Agra Canal Quarter Stream in Delhi, India. Seasonal and location-wise variation of pollutants namely dissolve oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), ammonia (AMM), total coliform and fecal coliform were studied for 6 years during the period of 2000-2005. The study results revealed the lowest level of pollution during monsoon. The statistical analysis revealed a positive correlation between DO, BOD, COD, TKN, and AMM.
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Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
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Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, 140001, Punjab, India. Electronic address:
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Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 GMS Road, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand, India.
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Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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