Physicochemical and microbiological quality of tanker waters in Bengaluru urban for safe water supply

Abstract

This study investigated the water quality of tanker waters that was collected from Bengaluru urban areas to assess its suitability for domestic purpose. A total of 50 samples were collected in dry (March 2019) season. All samples were analyzed for various hydrochemical parameters, such as pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), total hardness (as CaCO 3 ), calcium (Ca 2+ ), chloride (Cl − ) and nitrate (NO 3 −