Open AccessQuality Assessment of Drinking Water in Vehari District of Punjab, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Nagiveed Riaz,
Fazzal Ur Rehman,
Shabbir Hussain,
Sheikh Asrar Ahmad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of economic and environment geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2223-957X
DOI - 10.46660/ijeeg.vol12.iss2.2021.582
Subject(s) - water quality , toxicology , environmental science , water resource management , geography , mathematics , environmental engineering , veterinary medicine , environmental protection , biology , medicine , ecology
The current study is performed to assess the physio-chemical characteristics and drinking water quality inthree Tehsils (Mailsi, Burewala and Vehari) of District Vehari, Punjab (Pakistan). The water samples of investigatedregions were subjected to physicochemical characterization (pH, EC, TDS, HCO3 -, CO3 -2 , Cl- , NO3 - , PO4 -3 , SO4 -3, Na+,K+, Ca+2, Mg+2, Fe+2, Cu+2, Zn+2 and Mn+2). It was demonstrated that certain parameters were exceeding WHO standard limits. The water of Lalazar colony, college town, Y-Block and Sharqi colony was found unfit for drinking purposes soit may cause serious health concerns in the citizens of the investigated areas.