AN ANALYSIS OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY, SELECTED DELINEATING WATER SOURCES OF KOZHIKODE CORPORATION, KERALA

Anusree M; Angadi P Dasaratha

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Year: 2016, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11

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AN ANALYSIS OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY, SELECTED DELINEATING WATER SOURCES OF KOZHIKODE CORPORATION, KERALA

Anusree M.^*, Angadi P Dasaratha.^**

^*Research Scholar, Dept. of Geography, Mangalore University, Mangalore
^**Associate professor, Dept. of Geography, Mangalore University, Mangalore

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Abstract

Abstract Water quality refers to the chemical physical and biological characteristics of water. It is measure of the condition of water relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species and or to any human need or purpose. Kozhikode Corporation located in northern part of Kerala. The area is between 110 15‟ 35‟‟ north to 750 56‟ 55‟‟ east. The paper aims to classify both biological status and chemical status of water. Both primary and secondary data are used for the fulfilment of this paper. Primary data are collected by water sampling and survey method. Secondary data are collected from various Govt. departments. By analysing the data and then find out the quality of water with the help of diagrams and thematic map using GIS. Investigator also tries to identify the areas where the waterborne diseases are occurred. Keywords: Chemical, biological, water sampling, GIS.