Studies on physical and chemical qualities of lake water
The physico-chemical parameters of water samples collected from eight sites of Varal Devi lake in Bhiwandi city, Dist Thane-Maharashtra were assessed. This lake provide drinking water in the Bhiwandi city. The physicochemical parameter like Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Hardness (Ca2+) and (Mg2+), Phosphate (PO3-4) were determined .The results were compared with standards prescribed by WHO (1993) and BIS (10500-1991). It was found that the water samples collected from various sites around the lake were contaminated.