Water Quality Assessment of Gobind Sagar Lake during Rainy Season in Himachal Pradesh, India

Author: Vandana Sharma* and Yogesh Kumar Walia**

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Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine the physico-chemical properties and heavy metals in water samples collected from Gobind Sagar Lake during Rainy Season in Himachal Pradesh, India. Water quality parameters and heavy metals were Water Temperature; pH; Conductivity; Total Alkalinity; Chemical Oxygen Demands; Dissolved Oxygen; Chloride; Total Hardness; Calcium Hardness; Magnesium Hardness; Dissolved Carbon Dioxide; Total Dissolved Solid; Biological Oxygen Demand; Cadmium; Copper; Chromium; Zinc; Nickel; Calcium; Lead; Manganese and Iron. The results revealed that the different conditions of Gobind Sagar Lake at different sampling stations showed fluctuations in some physico-chemical parameters and also in heavy metals. These result depicted that lake water was polluted at some of sampling stations due to bathing activities, boating activities, joining of sewage, agricultural activities and its runoff in and around the catchment area of Gobind Sagar Lake.

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Water quality, physico-chemical, heavy metals, water parameters and Gobind Sagar Lake, water quality.

Conclusion

This study was undertaken to determine the physico-chemical properties and heavy metals in water samples collected from Gobind Sagar Lake during Rainy Season in Himachal Pradesh, India. Water quality parameters and heavy metals were Water Temperature; pH; Conductivity; Total Alkalinity; Chemical Oxygen Demands; Dissolved Oxygen; Chloride; Total Hardness; Calcium Hardness; Magnesium Hardness; Dissolved Carbon Dioxide; Total Dissolved Solid; Biological Oxygen Demand; Cadmium; Copper; Chromium; Zinc; Nickel; Calcium; Lead; Manganese and Iron. The results revealed that the different conditions of Gobind Sagar Lake at different sampling stations showed fluctuations in some physico-chemical parameters and also in heavy metals. These result depicted that lake water was polluted at some of sampling stations due to bathing activities, boating activities, joining of sewage, agricultural activities and its runoff in and around the catchment area of Gobind Sagar Lake.

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Vandana Sharma and Yogesh Kumar Walia (2016). Water Quality Assessment of Gobind Sagar Lake during Rainy Season in Himachal Pradesh, India , Biological Forum – An International Journal 8(1): 559-564.