Comparative Studies of Some Physicochemical Characteristics of Raw Water and Effluents of Textile Industries of Sitapura, Jaipur

Textile industries are one of the largest consumers of water as well as the producers of large quantities of wastewater effluents. In this study, the important physicochemical parameters including pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the raw water used and the effluents generated were analyzed. The physicochemical parameters of the effluent samples were compared with those of the raw water (bore well) samples to analyze the pollution load of the effluents. The values of the studied physicochemical parameters were much higher than the permissible limits as prescribed by CPCB and WHO. Higher values of pH, TDS, BOD and COD have detrimental health effects on both humans and aquatic life. Direct disposal of the untreated industrial effluents into the water bodies is very hazardous for both biotic and abiotic components of the environment. Therefore proper remedial measures are to be taken for the treatment of effluents before their discharge into the water bodies.