Study on Physico-Chemical Parameters of Water Samples in and around Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India

Ground water quality is one of the most important criteria to ascertain its suitability for human beings and irrigation. Water plays vital role in human life and extremely essential for survival of all living organisms. In the present study the water samples were collected from the existing open wells, bore wells, lakes, river and drinking water supply from the five different places in and around Salem district, Tamil Nadu. The physico-chemical characteristics such as pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Hardness (TH), Total Alkalinity (TA), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg), Sodium (Na), Iron (Fe), Chloride (Cl) and Fluoride were analyzed for a period of three months from December, 2010 to February, 2011. The present study was investigated the quality of surface and groundwater samples.