Evaluation of Water Quality Around an Industrial Setup in Odisha, India

Abstract

Water being one of the basic necessities of life needs conservation and protection owing to its global demand. Industrialization has been an age old agent responsible for water depletion both quantitatively and qualitatively. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal scale variations in the surface and ground water quality around an alumina refinery in Odisha state of India. The results suggest that the surface water experience organic load from the surrounding medium (COD = 8.6 to 34.2 mg/L) while the ground water received dissolved salts from the soil medium (TDS = 79.64 to 470.1 mg/L). Although the water quality has not been seriously impacted by the industrial activity, the surface water and ground water receive pollution load from the soil storage and surrounding medium. This may have serious cumulative consequences in near future, if the controlling and management strategies are not adopted both at the industrial and local level.