Abstract

*M. D. Sangale, P.D. Kashid, Gaikwad U.D. and Shinde A.B.

ABSTRACT

In the recent past several studies have reported the water bodies becoming increasingly contaminated due to domestic and industrial wastes. The Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited, Sahajanandnagar, Tal – Kopargaon Maharashtra State (India) having important factor in rural economy of Ahmednagar district & is situated at Sahajanandnagar of Kopargaon Taluka. It is useful in development of many other industries such as Distillery, Biogas plant, Acetaldehyde plant, Acetic acid plant and Spirit production. The area of Kopargaon has been developed by this sugar mill because of the income gained by the farmers and the rural people of the surrounding area. But its liquid effluent containing heavy as well as toxic metals and having bad odour which have posed the threat to the ecological balance of rural area around. To minimize this problem industry have started plants such as biogas plant, distillery plant etc. to make use of the polluted liquid effluent for production of biogas and alcohol beverages. This treated liquid effluent can be used as a fertilizer. The present study deals with the physico-chemical parameters and metals such as Ca, Mg, etc. determined by different analysis methods & compare the limits with standards available for us.