International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 2 8 2012 August 18 A Study on the Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Panchaganga River in Kolhapur City, MS, INDIA 76 79 EN Iwuoha G.N. 1 Department of pure and industrial chemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NIGERIA Osuji L.C. 2 Horsfall Jnr.M. 3 Natarajan Arunodhaya 1 Chinnakannu Jayakumar 2 Nagendra Gandhi 3 Adeyi 1 Department of chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 65, Minna, NIGERIA AbelAdekanmi 2 Aberuagba 3 Folorunsho 4 Paliwal Pradeep 1 Laboratory of Heterocycles, School of Studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Vikram University, Ujjain-456010, INDIA SrinivasaRao Jetti 2 Jain Shubha 3 Chandrashekar 1 Department of Chemistry, Yuvaraj’s college, University of Mysore, Mysore -570005, INDIA Venkatesha B.M. 2 Department of studies in Chemistry, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore, Mysore, INDIA Ananda S. 3 Gupta Reena 1 Dept. of Chemistry, Maharishi Ved Vyas Engg College, Jagadhri, INDIA Sangita 2 Flexible Pavement Division, Central Road Research, New-Delhi, INDIA Kaur Verinder 3 3Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Yamunanagar, INDIA 4 IgnatiusArockiam S. 1 Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli - 620 002, Tamil Nadu, INDIA PeterPascal RegisA. 2 Electropyrometallurgy Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi-630 006, Tamil Nadu, INDIA JohnBerchmans L. 3 Bobade S.N. 1 Indian Biodiesel Corporation, Baramati, Dist- Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA Khyade V.B. 2 Shardabai Pawar Mahila College, Shardanagar, Tal- Baramati, Dist – Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA D.P. Deshpande 1 Dept of Chemical Engineering and Tech. TKIET, Warananagar, Kolhapur, MS, INDIA Urunkar Y.D. 2 Thakare P.D. 3 Purohit NaliniV. 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujrat, INDIA Yadav Poonam 2 School of Science and Education, Navrachana University, Vadodara-391410, Gujrat, INDIA Majumdar Tania 1 Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, INDIA Agarwal Shubhra 2 Chakraborty Runu 3 Raychaudhuri Utpal 4 5 Bansal P. 1 Department of Physics, NIT, Kurukshetra–136119, INDIA Jaggi N. 2 Department of Biotechnology, Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa–125055, INDIA Rohilla S.K. 3 Okoli D.N. 1 Department of Physics and Industrial Physics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, P.M.B. 5025, Awka, Anambra State, NIGERIA Thorvat A.R. 1 Department of Civil Engineering; KIT’s College of Engineering, Kolhapur, 416234, Maharashtra, INDIA Sonaje N.P. 2 Solapur University, Solapur, Maharashtra, INDIA Mujumdar M.M. 3 Swami V.A. 4 5 > Short Communication 2012 5 8 2012 August 18 In the present work river water samples are collected from four different stations of Panchaganga river in Kolhapur city and water quality assessment is carried out from october 2009 to March 2010 on weekly basis in order to assess the environmental impact of disposal of domestic, industrial, household and agricultural waste into the river. Then water quality index (WQI) study is carried out to assess the environmental impact on the water quality of the Panchaganga river and to arrive at the level of pollution. From the study it is observed that station-1 is moderately polluted and need to be treated before its use, whereas station-2, station-3 and station-4 are found to be excessively polluted and are totally unfit for drinking purpose. This is mainly due to regular addition of domestic sewage, agricultural runoff, industrial wastes and other wastes that are let into the river through drains, nallahs in each station and it may lead to excessive pollution. Copyright@ International Science Community Association