US EPA

359272 

Journal Article 

Water pollution in Fim Kassar well 1A 

Ghulam, A; Muhammad, Y; Qureshi, RA 

2006 

1 

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN: 1028-8880
EISSN: 1812-5735 

9 

3 

441-444 

The present study was conducted to determine the water quality and estimation of heavy metals of Fim Kassar Nallah, Pakistan. The water quality parameter including hardness, alkalinity, total suspended solids and pH. The water samples were collected from the selected site for the period of six months from January to June 2005 on monthly basis. The data indicated that the amount of total suspended solids and electrical conductivity was not suitable for aquatic life. The values of pH were found more or less the same during the six months. The values of total suspended solid were found to be higher during the month of June while there was no significant difference between dissolved oxygen. The heavy metals including copper, zinc, lead and cadmium were tested by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The data showed that there was no significant difference among the concentration of heavy metals. The level of copper and zinc were found to be of tolerable range which was 2 and 5 mg L-1 respectively, while the values of cadmium and lead were found higher than tolerable range for aquatic life which were 0.005 and 0.015 mg L-1, respectively. 

alkalinity; cadmium; copper; dissolved oxygen; electrical conductivity; hardness; heavy metals; lead; pH; suspended solids; water pollution; water quality; wells; zinc; Pakistan; South Asia; Asia; Developing Countries; Commonwealth of Nations; hydrogen ion concentration; potential of hydrogen; water composition and quality; Water Resources (PP200); Pollution and Degradation (PP600); Industrial Wastes and Effluents (XX400)