Correlative Study of Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Parameters of Radha and Shyam Kund Govardhan, Mathura (U.P)

In the present study physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of the water of Radha Kund and Shyam Kund were analyzed and compared from March 2011 to February 2012. Physical parameters like temperature, turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS), chemical parameters like alkalinity, hardness, pH, sulphate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, phosphate, dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) were studied. Also microbiological parameters such as total coliforms, pathogen presence and total viable count were analyzed. Physicochemical parameters like turbidity, hardness, sulphate, DO and BOD is exceeding the limits prescribed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS, 2012). Correlation of physicochemical with total coliform count reveals that there is a strong positive association with temperature, turbidity, pH and alkalinity. Chloride, fluoride and DO are negatively correlated with total coliform count.