Abstract

Abstract.Water is an essential resource for all life on the planet. Water should be purified for a better life style. It is the basic duty of every individual to conserve water resources. The present study attempts to bring an acute awareness among the people about the quality of ground water by taking water samples from the Cauvery Delta Region, Tamil Nadu (India) for analysis. The sampling areas are Nagore, Nagapattinam, Kizhvelur, Adiyakamangalam, Tiruvarur, Koradacherry, Needamangalam, Kamalapuram, Thirumakottai and Thanjavur. The experiment analyses its various physicochemical parameters such as Electrical Conductivity, TDS, Turbidity, pH, Chloride, Sulphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese and Lead. The results are compared to standards of the WHO (World Health Organization) and Surface Water Quality Standards (as per IS: 2296). A systematic correlation and regression study showed a significant linear relationship among different pairs of water quality parameters.