%0 Journal Article %T Impact of Mass Bathing on Water Quality %J International Journal of Environmental Research %I University of Tehran/Springer %Z 1735-6865 %A Bhatnagar, A. %A Sangwan, P. %D 2009 %\ 04/01/2009 %V 3 %N 2 %P 247-252 %! Impact of Mass Bathing on Water Quality %K Amavasya %K Dissolved Oxygen %K Mass bathing %K Solar eclipse %K Species diversity index %K Water quality %R 10.22059/ijer.2009.52 %X One of the sacred water tank Brahmsarovar, at Kurukshetra in India was studied to assess the impact of mass bathing during new moon day (called as Amavasya in India) in terms of physico-chemical and biological characteristics. Overall water quality index was calculated using online calculator. Results have revealed significant (P %U https://ijer.ut.ac.ir/article_52_73bd8dcc1dd7f72a5527ceeda4e88933.pdf