International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 6
First page : (278) Last page : (285)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5475
Water Quality Assessment Using Physico-Chemical Parameters and Heavy Metals of Lilour Lake, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Rajendra Singh1, Amrita Singh2* and Rahul Bhadouria3
1Department of Zoology, Bareilly College, Bareilly, UP, India
2Department of Environmental Sciences, Bareilly College, Bareilly, UP, India
3Department of Environmental Sciences, KNIPSS, Sultanpur, UP, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: amritasngh78@gmail.com
Received: 19.08.2017 | Revised: 28.09.2017 | Accepted: 1.10.2017
ABSTRACT
Water pollution causes severe loss to soil, plants, human and animals and spread epidemics and chronic diseases. Higher concentration of heavy metals and water pollutants can cause biochemical effects such as inhibition of enzymes, genetic damage and hypertension etc. Present study investigates the level of physiological parameters and heavy metals in historically important Lilour lake of Bareilly District of western Uttar Pradesh, India. The samples were collected from three sampling points designated as S1, S2 and S3 for determination of water temperature, pH, total hardness, total alkalinity, dissolve oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb). These parameters were analyzed using slandered protocols. Concentration of heavy metals in water samples were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Results of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed that, physicochemical parameters and heavy metals were significantly varying among different sampling stations. Concentration of all the physiochemical parameters and heavy metals were found higher than WHO guideline limit for drinking water. This high level of pollutants and heavy metals in study area is expected due to surface runoff of waste water from agricultural activities near Lilour lake. The presence of high level of pollutants and heavy metals in water of Lilour lake give course for concern with time. Continuous and long term monitoring is essential to confirm the robustness of the results obtained in present study and impact of anthropogenic inputs to take remedial measures so as to ensure the health of aquatic life.
Key words: Lakes, Metal toxicity, Water, Heavy metals, Water pollution
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Cite this article: Singh, R., Singh, A. and Bhadouria, R., Water Quality Assessment Using Physico-Chemical Parameters and Heavy Metals of Lilour Lake, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh (India), Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(6): 278-285 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5475
