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Abstract

Instead  of having  plenty  of water  in  the Garhwal  Himalayas  in the  form  of Glaciers  and  snow  fed rivers,  a large  population   is  facing  the problem  of easy  availability  of freshwater.  Natural  springs This  paper  deals  with the study of natural  water springs  in  Garhwal  region.  The parameters  studied were alkalinity,  acidity,  DO,  BOD,  free CO,,  nitrate,  H,S,  chlorides,  hardness,  inorganic  phosphates, temperature,  pH and coliform  number.  The study elucidates  that the water quality  of selected  natural water springs  is suitable  for drinking  purpose.

Keywords

Water quality Natural springs Garhwal Physico-chemical, Biological

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Chauhan, A., Tewari, N., & Matta, G. (2009). Water quality of natural springs in Garhwal Himalayas. Environment Conservation Journal, 10(1&2), 153–156. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2009.101227

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