Physico-chemical and Microbial Analysis of Coir Industry Effluent Kasthuri J.1, Cholarajan A.1,*, Vijayakumar R.2, Muthukumaran P.3 1P.G Department of Microbiology, Meenakshi Chandrasekaran College of Arts and Science, Karambayam -614 626, Thanjavur Dt., Tamilnadu, India 2Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University College for Women, Orathanadu-614 625, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India 3P.G Department of Biochemistry, Meenakshi Chandrasekaran College of Arts and Science, Karambayam -614 626, Thanjavur Dt., Tamilnadu, India *Corresponding Author E-mail: chola_rajan2000@yahoo.com
Online published on 5 June, 2014. Abstract The coir industry is one of the major agro-based industries contributing significantly to the national income. This work deals with the characteristics of the waste water discharged from the coir industry. The results presented here are the physical, chemical and microbiological analysis of the waste water samples collected from the coir industry. The analysis indicates the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and nutrient such as nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, calcium and magnesium were recorded high amount and a microbial populations including bacteria, fungi and algae in the waste water. Top Keywords Coir pith, physico-chemical properties, bacteria, fungi, algae. Top |