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The   present  paper  deals  with  the   study  of the   effects  of tourism  on  the   physico-chemical  parameters  of Stream  Nalhota  a  spring  fed  stream  originates  from the  Robber's  cave  (Guchu   Pani)   Dehradun  (Uttarakhand). This  site  is  one   of  the   famous  picnic  spots  in   Dehradun.  The   Parameters  studied  were  temperature, velocity,  TS,  TDS,  TSS,  pH,  free  CO,,  DO,  hardness.  calcium.  magnesium,  BOD,  COD,  chloride and  alkalinity. The   average  value  of all  the   parameters  were  found   higher  at sampling  site  C  in  comparision  to  sampling site  A and   B which   may  be  due  to  higher  activities  of tourists  and  local   people   of near  by  villages.   Maximum values  of the  studied  parameters  were  observed  during  summer  except  DO  and   minimum  values  of these parameters  obtained  during  winter  due   to  less  activities  of localities  and   tourists  in  winter,  while   higher values  of DO  were  observed  during  winter  which  may  be  due   to  super  saturation  of oxygen  at  lower ambient temperature.   Nature  of water  of  stream  Nalhota  with  respect  to  pH  is  alkaline.  The  study  indicates that the  water  quality  of stream  Nalhota  is  not  suitable  for  drinking  purpose  with   respect  to  BOD  and   TS.

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TDS Hardness Chloride DO BOD

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Khanna, D., Bhutiani, R., Pathak, S. K., Tyagi, P., & Tyagi, B. (2008). Effect of tourism on the physico-chemical parameters of stream Nalhota at Guchu Pani, District-Dehradun (India). Environment Conservation Journal, 9(3), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2008.090323
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