International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319-1414 6 10 2017 10 22 Characteristics of hot water springs in a region of Rishikund Munger district of Bihar State, India 15 21 EN Dimphna Nneka Ezikanyi 1 Palynology Unit, Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria OLuwatoyin T. Ogundipe 2 Palynology Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Nigeria Adesina A. Adeiga 3 Clinical Pathology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research,Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria Nabil Charchar 1 Laboratory Biology, Water and Environment (LBEE), Faculty SNV-STU, University 8 May 1945, Guelma, Algeria and National Center for Biotechnology Research, Constantine, Algeria Laid Bouchaala 2 Laboratory Biology, Water and Environment (LBEE), Faculty SNV-STU, University 8 May 1945, Guelma, Algeria and National Center for Biotechnology Research, Constantine, Algeria Abdelfatteh Gherib 3 National Center for Biotechnology Research, Constantine, Algeria Aissaoui Azzeddine 4 National Center for Biotechnology Research, Constantine, Algeria Moussa Houhamdi 5 Laboratory Biology, Water and Environment (LBEE), Faculty SNV-STU, University 8 May 1945, Guelma, Algeria Prasoon Prakash 1 Marwari College, T.M.B.U. Bhagalpur-812007, Bihar, India B.K. Gupta 2 Marwari College, T.M.B.U. Bhagalpur-812007, Bihar, India Md. Faiz Ahmad 3 P.G. Department of Chemistry, T.M.B.U. Bhagalpur-812007, Bihar, India > Research Paper 2017 7 8 2017 10 22 A thermal water spring is a place where hot ground water issues from the earth on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of year, and it is significantly above the ambient ground temperature, Rishikund Euthermal spring is a sulphur containing hot spring. The hot spring water samples from two selected sites of Rishikund were collected during October 2014 to June 2016 at an interval of four months and were analyzed for various Physico-Chemical parameters, viz., pH, Temperature, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Hardness, Total Alkalinity, Chloride, Sulphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium and Total Dissolved Solid (T.D.S). The estimated values were compared with the standard value of corresponding parameter as prescribed by WHO for drinking water and it was found that water of these sites are potable. Copyright@ International Science Community Association