Abstract

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND WATER QUALITY OF AMBONA LAKE

Vidya Bhoyar*

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Abstract

An aquatic ecosystem provides all the necessities to the communities living in that area. These ecosystems also provide water and primary productivity on which number of other organisms survives. With increasing population the demand of food and water is increasing day by day. To meet the needs of freshwater we need to protect the freshwater resources. For preserving and protecting the world’s freshwater ecosystem there should many more achievements in the study of these ecosystems. These water resources are polluting by many reasons, and polluted water is unavailable for human use. Water quality includes all physical, chemical and biological factors that influence the beneficial use of water. The following physico-chemical parameters were studied during the period of investigation i.e. from June 2017 to June 2018. Physical parameters such as Surface Water Temperature, Turbidity, Transparency, Chemical Parameters-pH (Hydrogen Ion concentration) Dissolved Oxygen, Free CO2, Alkalinity, Chloride, Nitrogen. The analysis of physicochemical parameters indicates the water quality of the lake. The correlation showed that water temperature has an inverse relation with dissolved oxygen and positive correlation was noticed with pH, alkalinity and chloride.

Keywords: Drinking water, Parameters, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, pH.