ASSESSMENT OF IRON CONTENT IN GROUND WATER OF SOME VILLAGES IN SHIRALA TALUKA, SANGLI DISTRICT (MS) INDIA

The present study is mainly focus on assessment of iron content in ground water of some villages of Shirala Taluka, Sangli District. The iron content in ground water was estimated by using Phenanthroline method. The results revealed that, the most of the ground water samples of studied villages were exceeds the BIS permissible level. Thus, the ground water samples were mainly contaminated with iron content and the proper treatments must be adapted for the improvement-water quality.