Physicochemical parameters Sampling Area for bacterial isolation
Condenser-I Condenser-II Condenser-III
Salinity (%) 150 ± 0.0 155 ± 0.0 150 ± 0.0
pH 8.22 ± 0.33 7.91 ± 0.53 8.0 ± 0.0
DO (mg/l) 4.32 ± 0.21 4.05 ± 0.43 4.15 ± 0.04
Hardness (%) 6.3 ± 0.8 6.5 ± 0.87 6.25 ± 0.05
Chloride (mg/l) 132.55 ± 4.87 139.54 ± 11.98 142.98 ± 11.09
Calcium (mg/l) 69.0 ± 2.76 73.5 ± 3.02 72.5 ± 1.72
Magnesium (mg/l) 17.3 ± 0.67 16.75 ± 0.98 17.05 ± 2.53
Table 1: Physico chemical parameters of the condenser pond of Thamaraikulam salt pan which the sampling is made.