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BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF THE DRINKING WATER IN THE RURAL AREAS AROUND SIPCOT INDUSTRIAL ZONE, PERUNDURAI, ERODE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU

Abstract

A study was undertaken to assess the bacteriological quality of drinking water in the rural areas around SIPCOT industrial zone, Perundurai, Erode district, Tamilnadu. Nine water samples were collected from the identified sampling points in and around SIPCOT region of Erode district. The collected samples were analyzed for its quality as per the standard methods. The results obtained were compared with standards of WHO and BIS-10500. The result reveals that the water quality in general is found to be unsatisfactory and unfit for consumption with regard to faecal coliforms.

S. SENTHILKUMAR AND T. MEENAMBAL