Marine Biotechnology and Ecology Discipline, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, GB Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 364002, India,
Environ Monit Assess. 2014 Apr;186(4):2231-42. doi: 10.1007/s10661-013-3532-5. Epub 2013 Dec 6.
River Sabarmati is one of the biggest and major river of Gujarat that runs through two major cities of Gujarat, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad and finally meets the Gulf of Khambhat (GoK) in the Arabian Sea. A study was conducted to evaluate the water quality of this river, as it could possibly be one of the major sources for filling up Kalpasar, the proposed man-made freshwater reservoir supposed to be the biggest one in the world. A total of nine sampling stations were established covering 163 km stretch of the river from upstream of Gandhinagar city to Vataman near Sabarmati estuary. Physicochemical (temprature, pH, salinity, chloride, total dissolved solids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, phenol, and petroleum hydrocarbons), biological (phytoplankton), and microbiological (total and selective bacterial count) analyses indicated that the river stretch from Ahmedabad-Vasana barriage to Vataman was highly polluted due to perennial waste discharges mainly from municipal drainage and industries. An implementation of sustainable management plan with proper treatment of both municipal and industrial effluents is essential to prevent further deterioration of the water quality of this river.
萨巴马蒂河是古吉拉特邦最大和主要的河流之一，流经古吉拉特邦的两个主要城市甘地讷格尔和艾哈迈达巴德，最终在阿拉伯海与坎贝湾（GoK）汇合。进行了一项研究来评估这条河的水质，因为它可能是填充 Kalpasar 的主要水源之一，Kalpasar 是拟议的人造淡水水库，预计将成为世界上最大的水库。总共设立了 9 个采样站，覆盖了从甘地讷格尔市上游到萨巴马蒂河口附近的瓦塔曼的 163 公里的河流。物理化学（温度、pH 值、盐度、氯化物、总溶解固体、浊度、溶解氧、生化需氧量、苯酚和石油碳氢化合物）、生物（浮游植物）和微生物学（总细菌和选择性细菌计数）分析表明，由于主要来自市政排水和工业的常年废物排放，从艾哈迈达巴德-瓦萨纳水坝到瓦塔曼的河流河段污染严重。实施可持续管理计划，对市政和工业废水进行适当处理，对于防止这条河的水质进一步恶化至关重要。
