Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Ground water is worst in Palda

INDORE: Ground water quality of Palda is worst among the 10 samples collected by regional pollution board last month.

Publication Date:

10/08/2016

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Total Dissolved Solids, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Water Pollution

River Pollution

Time scale changes in the water quality of the Ganga River, India and estimation of suitability for exotic and hardy fishes

The water quality of rivers is an issue of serious concern today. Rivers are heavily impacted due to their use for carrying off the industrial, municipal, agricultural and domestic effluents.

Publication Date:

08/08/2016

Author(s): A. Tiwari, A C Dwivedi, P Mayank

Source: Hydrology Current Research

Vol:

7

Issue:

3

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Ganga, River Pollution, Fisheries, Kanpur, Allahabad (T), Varanasi, Heavy Metals, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Water Quality

Water Pollution

Inspection report of STPs in Agra with reference to Hon'ble NGT Court Order dated 09.12.2015 in the matter of O.A No.145 of 2015

Inspection Report of STPs in Agra with reference to Hon'ble NGT Court Order dated 09.12.2015 in the matter of O.A No.145 of 2015.

Publication Date:

12/04/2016

Source: CPCB

Tags:

Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Agra (D), Sewage, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Faecal Coliforms, Water Pollution, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Water Pollution

Govt apathy led to jaundice outbreak, says NIV report

The reports on the jaundice outbreak in Shimla and Solan submitted to the state government by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have

Publication Date:

18/02/2016

Author(s): Kuldeep Chauhan

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Water Pollution, Jaundice, Solan (D), Shimla (D), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Municipal Corporation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Water Pollution

Residents, civil society challenge MPCB report

NAVI MUMBAI: The Citizens Welfare Association and the civil society have cited the NMMC 2014-2015 environment status report (ESR) on Vashi creek findings against the MPCB stand of questioning the N

Publication Date:

11/02/2016

Author(s): Sanjay Banerjee

Source: Times of India (Navi Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Water Pollution, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution

Water Pollution

MPCB refutes NMMC’s Vashi creek water study

NAVI MUMBAI: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has crossed swords with NMMC over its report on the high level of chemical pollutants in the Vashi creek.

Publication Date:

09/02/2016

Author(s): Sanjay Banerjee

Source: Times of India (Navi Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, River Pollution, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Institute of Oceanography, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution

Water Pollution

‘Fish deaths over the years expose pollution in Vashi creek’

A study done by the students of Thane College revealed that the creek water had become polluted, as the fish in the creek had traces of mercury and lead in them.

Publication Date:

08/02/2016

Author(s): Sanjay Banerjee

Source: Times of India (Navi Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, River Pollution, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Water Quality, Fish, Environmentalists, Water Pollution

Environment

Polluting industries fix online monitors

Ghaziabad: Major polluting industries in the city have installed online pollution monitoring systems on the directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Publication Date:

13/01/2016

Author(s): Abhijay Jha

Source: Times Of India (Noida)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Waste, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Ghaziabad (D), Environment

Water Pollution

Environmental Standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants(CETP)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) operating at various industrial clusters in the country. The primary aim of the revised standards is to minimise water pollution.

Publication Date:

01/01/2016

Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Tags:

Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Industrial Pollution, Industry, India, Water Quality, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Dissolved Solids

Water Pollution