In this research, I want to study on effect of harvest of gravel and sand materials on morphology and quality of water at the upstream of dams reservoir to prevent the water pollution of water resources.
First you should understand the basic physical and chemical properties of water like BOD, COD, DO, pH, Colour, Taste, suspended particles, hardness, biological properties.
Then you focus on the methods used for the determination of above mentioned characteristics of water. you also visit the site of local pollution control department. I also worked on the physico chemical characteristics of local river.
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