Status of Ground Water Quality in Residential Area of West Zone of Central India

The Ground water samples were collected seasonally from twenty sampling locations in residential area of West Zone of Central India of year 2013. Physical parameters like temperature, pH, TDS, and DO were determined on the site with the help of multi parameter analyzer kit. The turbidity, total hardness, BOD, COD, nitrate, sulphate and phosphates were determined by titration methods. The values of the above listed parameters were found to be ranged between 170C to 350C, pH 6.2 to 8.5, turbidity 0.1 to 4.1, total hardness 240 to 960 mg/l, TDS 121to 39.0 mg/l, DO 1.9 ? 6.2 mg/l, BOD 2.0 to 23.o mg/l, COD 2.8 to 65.2 mg/l, nitrate 0.03 to 2.35 mg/l, sulphate 0.03 to 194 mg/l, phosphate 0.003 to 0.251 mg/l. all the parameters are compared with WHO Standards. Temperature, TDS, nitrate, sulphate and phosphate were found below the permissible limit prescribed by WHO. The results obtained showed that the ground water quality is poor and suitable for the drinking purposes at same sampling station. Access amount of organic and inorganic pollutants are observed in the ground water samples of residential area of west zone of central India and cause severe problem to the human health.