COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FRESH AND GROUND WATER QUALITY OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF FAISALABAD[/b][b][/b]
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Water is necessary to all living organisms in the world and it constitute about 50-97% of all plants and animals by weight and about 70% of human body. The present Study was carried out at EPD, Faisalabad to estimate the fresh and ground water quality for drinking and domestic purposes of different areas of Faisalabad City. Total twenty four water samples were collected randomly and were subjected to analyze for various parameters like, EC, Compensated EC, DO, TDS, ORP (mV), Salinity, pH. EC, Compensated Electrical Conductivity and Salinity were estimated by conductivity / salinity / TDS / temp. Portable meter model JENCO 3010. pH was determined by using pH meter and ORP (mV) was recorded by pH/ mV/ Temperature portable meter. DO was analyzed by Heavy Duty Dissolved Oxygen Meter model EXTECH 407510.TDS was determined by evaporation method. Maximum pH recorded in Kanank Basti ground water samples and the minimum pH noted in kukianwala ground water samples similarly maximum pH was recorded in Kanank Basti fresh water samples and the minimum pH was noted in kukianwala fresh water samples. The maximum TDS (g/l) found in PC # 1 ground water samples and the minimum TDS (g/l) noted in Rehmat Town ground water samples similarly the maximum TDS (g/l) found in PC # 2 fresh water samples and the minimum TDS (g/l) was noted in Kanak Basti fresh water samples. Maximum EC obtained in PC # 2 ground water samples and the minimum EC was noted in Sarfaraz Colony similarly the maximum EC was found in PC # 2 fresh water samples and the minimum EC was noted in Sarfaraz Colony. The maximum salinity was found in PC # 2 ground water samples and minimum salinity was noted in Rehmat Town, similarly the maximum salinity was found in PC # 1 fresh water samples and the minimum salinity was noted in Kanak Basti. The maximum ORP was recorded in PC # 1 ground water samples and the minimum ORP was noted in Kanak Basti while on other hand the maximum ORP was found in PC # 1 fresh water samples and the minimum ORP was noted in Faizabad. The maximum CEC was recorded in PC # 1 ground water while the minimum CEC was recorded in Sarfaraz colony at given temperature, similarly the maximum CEC recorded in Merzi Pura fresh water while the minimum CEC was recorded in Sarfaraz Colony at given temperature. The maximum DO was noted in Mezi Pura ground water samples while minimum DO was recorded in Kanak Basti. Similarly in fresh water sample the maximum DO was noted in PC # 2 water samples while minimum was recorded in Kanak Basti. Mostly the water samples collected from these sites were not good for drinking purposes however these were good for domestic purposes.
Authors and Affiliations
Mujahid Farid, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Shakoor, Ahmad Azam, Sana Ehsan, Saima Bharwana, Hafiz Tauqeer, Usman Iftikhar
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