Quality Assessment of Drinking Water from Different Water Supply in Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India

Water quality is essential for public health. Contaminants present in the water can affect the water quality and public health. This paper presents the quality assessment of drinking water from different water supply in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamilnadu. For this regard water samples were collected in commercial and residential areas of Tiruvannamalai. A brief physical, chemical and biological analysis of collected water samples was carried out. This study includes analysis of different parameter such as pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, Nitrates, total dissolved solids and coliform bacteria. The result of each parameter of the selected sample was compared to the guidelines and standards to evaluate the quality of collected samples. The result of most of the parameter of packaged water lies within the limit so it was concluded that selected packaged water is safe to drink among other water supplies