• BINDU B NAYAR
• Dr CHANDRAMOHANAKUMAR N

Rivers in Kerala play an important role in the lives of the people. Muvattupuzha River is one of the important rivers in Eranakulam District of Kerala,which is the second major river source used by Kerala Water Authority for supplying piped water in Eranakulam district. In the present study, identification of water quality was carried out so as to evolve better management of the available water in the river Muvattupuzha. Samples were collected during 2015-2016 from the selected points and following parameters were analyzed - pH, turbidity, chloride, iron, nitrate, fluoride, total organic carbon(TOC), total suspended solids(TSS), total dissolved solids(TDS), phosphate, ammoniacal nitrogen, surfactants, Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD), Dissolved Oxygen(DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) ,total coliform bacteria and metals Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cr and Cd. Hydro chemical analysis of Muvattupuzha river from the selected points during the year 2015-2016 revealed that some of the water quality parameters like turbidity, iron and total coliform bacteria exceeded the permissible standard limit set by BIS 2012& WHO 2018. Factor analysis indicated that geochemical processes contribution was a major factor during the river course flow and municipal waste discharge might also be happening . During the flow of river from upper to lower reaches, organic matters were oxidized or reduced with abundance of oxygen in river. Therefore organic pollutants might not be a predominant factor in this river course.

Muvattupuzha river,KWA, correlation,iron, Total coliform, Eranakulam district, hydro chemical, factor analysis, loading

"GENERAL WATER QUALITY OF MUVATTUPUZHA RIVER IN ERNAKULAM DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.527-545, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012068.pdf

"GENERAL WATER QUALITY OF MUVATTUPUZHA RIVER IN ERNAKULAM DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp527-545, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012068.pdf