Impact of Rapid Urbanization on Water Quality Index in Groundwater Fed Gomati River, Lucknow, India

作者：Pooja Goel, Abhishek Kumar Saxena, Dhruv Sen Singh, Deepti Verma · 发表于：Current Science · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.18520/cs/v114/i03/650-654 · 被引用次数：37 · 研究领域：Water Quality and Pollution Assessment、Water resources management and optimization

The present communication deals with the impact of rapid urbanization of Lucknow City on Gomati River.The lower values of water quality index (WQI < 50) at upstream of the city confirm the presence of good quality water.When it leaves the city downstream the value of WQI raises to >75, indicating that the water quality has deteriorated considerably and has become unfit for human consumption.The groundwater is also polluted due to urbanization and requires immediate attention for improving the water quality of Gomati river.