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Effect Of Brewery Wastewater Discharge On Surface And Groundwater Quality

Abstract

The brewing industry is one of the largest users of water. An attempt was made to study the impact of brewery wastewater discharge on surface and ground water quality thorough piezometer study and analyzing the Narugampally river water situated near the brewery. Piezometer study was conducted at United Breweries Ltd., Palakkad, Kerala under field condition. During rain fed cropping the leachate was collected due to high amount of precipitation. The SAR of piezowater samples ranged between 1.24 to 2.54 and RSC varied from -0.17 to -0.33. Monitoring of river water quality of Narugampally river was conducted for different seasons of a year. Water samples were drawn from upstream and downstream of discharge points of effluent. The quality parameters are getting diluted in the downstream in all the seasons. The quality parameters are within the safe level as prescribed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KPCB). The coli form bacteria were recorded (1-2 MPN 100 mL-1) during monsoon seasons due to run off and possibility of mixing of sewage water.

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