Volume 4, Issue 4

Assessment of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Kattamaisamma Lake of Sooraram Village, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.

Author

Haidr Msahir Ateshan1* and Praveen Raj Saxena2

Abstract

Surface water forms the major source of drinking water and maintaining the ground water levels in the rural and urban areas of most of the developing nation of the world. Lake water is a source of drinking and domestic use purposes for rural and urban population of India. In the last few decades, parallel to rapidly developing technology, increase in population and urbanization, we have been witnessing alarming surface water pollution all over the world. The main goal of the present study was to assess lake water quality of Kattamaisamma lake. A systematic study has been carried out to assess the physicochemical characteristics of water qulity of katamysamma lake, Soorarm, Medak district, Telangana. In the study area 11 surface water samples have been collected and analyzed for the parameters such as pH, Electrical Conductivity(EC), Total Dissolved Solids(TDS), Total Hardness (TH), Total Alkalinity (TA), Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+), Calcium(Ca+), Magnesium (Mg+2), Nitrates (NO3-), Sulphates (SO4-2), Fluoride (F-), Clorides (Cl-). The study revealed that lake waters are slightly acidic to alkaline in nature and found that the physic-chemical parameters of lake waters are higher than the prescribed standard limits for drinking purposes (IS 10500: 2012). This research work shows that the water quality of the Kattamysamma lake from Sooraram area pollution possibly due to increase of anthropogenic activities and improper release of sewage water and agricultural effluents.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20150423

PAGES : 437-440 | 39 VIEWS | 87 DOWNLOADS

Download Full Article