Type of Source of water economic Activity Indicative parameters pollution activity Turbidity Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Sediments due to loose Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) at 100oC Land tillage soil and grasses BOD5 at 20oC Colour Odour Organo chlorine Chlorides (Cl-) Application of pesticides (Cl-) pesticides Pesticides other than Phosphorus Total (as P) Organo chlorines Nitrates (NO3-) Phosphate fertilizers Phosphorus Total (P) Nitrate fertilizers Nitrates (NO3-) Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) at 100oC Fertilization BOD5 at 20oC Organic manures Turbidity Color Odour pH Agriculture pH Total Filterable Residue Total Hardness (CaC03) Calcium Ca Salinity and hardness Magnesium Mg Magnesium and Sodium sulphates [Mg2+ and Na+ SO42-] Irrigation Sulphate (S042-) Chloride (CI-) Algae BOD5 at 20oC Nitrogen Leaching to Nitrates (NO3-) ground H2O Phosphorus leaching Phosphorus Total (P) to ground water Livestock keeping Total Coliform Organisms Release of waste water from Contamination Total Coliform organisms aquaculture effluents Table 3: Identification of sources and types of water resources pollution due to Mining activities Type of Source of water economic Activity Indicative parameters pollution activity
Type of economic activity Activity Source of water pollution Indicative parameters Agriculture Land tillage Sediments due to loose soil and grasses Turbidity Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) at 100oC BOD5 at 20oC Colour Odour Application of pesticides Organo chlorine pesticides (Cl-) Chlorides (Cl-) Pesticides other than Organo chlorines Phosphorus Total (as P) Nitrates (NO3-) Fertilization Phosphate fertilizers Phosphorus Total (P) Nitrate fertilizers Nitrates (NO3-) Organic manures Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) at 100oC BOD5 at 20oC Turbidity Color Odour pH Irrigation Salinity and hardness pH Total Filterable Residue Total Hardness (CaC03) Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Magnesium and Sodium sulphates [Mg2+ and Na+ SO42-] Sulphate (S042-) Chloride (CI-) Algae BOD5 at 20oC Nitrogen Leaching to ground H2O Nitrates (NO3-) Phosphorus leaching to ground water Phosphorus Total (P) Livestock keeping Total Coliform Organisms Release of waste water from aquaculture effluents Contamination Total Coliform organisms Table 3: Identification of sources and types of water resources pollution due to Mining activities Type of economic activity Activity Source of water pollution Indicative parameters
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