Basic Parameters to Calculate Water Pollution

Water pollution occurs when pollutants are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.

Point source of pollution: It refers to contaminants that enter a waterway through a discrete conveyance, such as a pipe or ditch. For example, discharges from a sewage treatment plant, a factory, or a city storm drain.

Non-point source of pollution: It refers to diffuse contamination that does not originate from a single discrete source. NPS pollution is often the cumulative effect of small amounts of contaminants gathered from a large area. For example, leaching out of nitrogen compounds of fertilizers ....