Physico-chemical Analysis of Drinking Water in Chowdupalli Panchayat, Chinthpalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Drinking water quality is directly related to health. The worlds thirst for water is likely to become one 21st century. In order to evaluate the existing status and trends of different water quality parameters, Spring and Well water samples was collected in Chowdupalli Panchayat, Chinthpalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The physic-chemical parameters include pH, Turbidity, Electric Conductivity (EC), Total Alkalinity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Hardness (TH), Calcium, Magnesium, Chloride, Fluoride, Sulphates, Phosphate, Nitrite, Dissolved oxygen (DO), and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) tested. The results compared with the drinking water standards of BIS and WHO. It was found that some parameters were higher than the prescribed limits while other parameters were lower than the limits. The results showed that, the water in this area is not safe and needed treatment before it is consumed