Open AccessMonthly Variations of Physico-Chemical Factors of Keenjhar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Shahina Rao,
M. Arshad Azmi,
Solaha Rahman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of economic and environment geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2223-957X
DOI - 10.46660/ojs.v10i1.214
Subject(s) - alkalinity , salinity , water quality , environmental chemistry , chemistry , phosphate , environmental science , zoology , biology , ecology , organic chemistry
The present study was carried out with the aim to assess water quality using physico-chemical factors ofKeenjhar lake. For this purpose, lake water was analyzed with regular intervals. The air temperature ranged between 21°C to 38 °C, water temperature between 19 °C to 36 °C , pH 5.5 to 8, dissolved oxygen 2.26 mg/L to 6.81 mg/L,salinity 0.16 mg/L to 1.13 mg/L, alkalinity from 30 mg/L to 165 mg/L, acidity 8 to 110 mg/L, sulphate 2.6 mg/L to 310mg/L, phosphate from 1 mg/L to 31 mg/L and nitrates 16 mg/L to 180 mg/L during 2006, 2007 and 2008. It wasconcluded that various parameters lie within the permissible range except in a few months and suitable for drinking,irrigation and fish culture purposes.