Table 2.

Effect of Gamma irradiation on selected water quality parameters.

Parameter	Sample No	Reading Before Treatment			Reading After Treatment			% Change
		Min	Max	Average	Min	Max	Average
pH	P1	7.7	8.6	8.4	7.5	8.2	7.9	5%
	P2	7.3	8.3	7.9	6.5	7.3	6.9	1%
	P3	6.6	7.8	7.2	6.2	7.3	6.9	4%
	P4	6.6	7.9	7.4	6.5	7.4	6.8	8%
EC	P1	2200	2070	2050	2642	2665	2658	23%
	P2	2530	2570	2558	2845	2879	2862	12%
	P3	1410	1460	1444	1635	1658	1642	14%
	P4	1490	1525	1508	1685	1705	1696	13%
TDS	P1	1100	1035	1025	1265	1285	1279	21%
	P2	1265	1285	1279	1425	1444	1431	11%
	P3	705	730	722	830	850	840	14%
	P4	745	762	754	840	862	849	11%
TSS	P1	460	580	520	101	128	115	78%
	P2	563	650	615	115	139	126	80%
	P3	470	661	540	105	127	118	78%
	P4	490	679	590	100	133	120	80%
BOD	P1	255	275	263	30	45	38	85%
	P2	270	285	275	40	55	49	82%
	P3	140	160	149	20	35	28	81%
	P4	175	185	180	30	42	36	80%
COD	P1	370	382	376	47	62	51	86%
	P2	350	375	369	40	56	49	87%
	P3	270	290	285	38	45	42	85%
	P4	361	380	370	48	65	51	86%