Analysis of physicochemical and biological water characteristics of Phuleli canal

Channa, et al.

International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

EISSN: 2313-3724

Print ISSN: 2313-626X

Volume 4, Issue 6 (June 2017), Pages: 88-95

Title: Analysis of physicochemical and biological water characteristics of Phuleli canal

Author(s): Sikandar Ali Channa ¹, Abdul Qayoom Jakhrani ^2, *, Sadam Hussain Jakhrani ³, Kishan Chand Mukwana ², Abdul Rehman Jatoi ²

Affiliation(s):

¹Department of Mining Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Pakistan
²Energy and Environment Engineering Department, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan
³Department of Civil Engineering, COMSATS, Institute of Technology, Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan

https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.06.013

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Abstract:

Dumping of solid waste and application of municipal wastewater of Hyderabad city directly into the Phuleli canal deteriorates its water quality. This study was conducted to analyze the physicochemical and biological characteristics, namely temperature, pH, turbidity, conductivity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, chlorides, sulfates, hardness, alkalinity, acidity, nitrate nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and fecal coliform of canal water at five different locations along the city. World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) standards were followed for the characterization of canal water samples. The results revealed that the canal water was slightly alkaline with electrical conductivity of 1200 mS/cm. The concentrations of dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand and biochemical oxygen demand near Kotri barrage were within WHO standards. The dissolved oxygen level in the samples was found decreasing, and biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand level was found increasing from first sampling station to the last along the entire course of the canal. The microbial study of the samples indicated the presence of fecal coliforms in the ranges from 207 to 867 MPN/100ml, which were exceeding the allowable surface water limits. It is discovered from the study that the Phuleli canal water became contaminated due to application of municipal solid waste and untreated wastewater from the city.

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Keywords: Phuleli canal water quality, Municipal wastewater, Industrial effluents, Surface water, Hyderabad

Article History: Received 2 February 2017, Received in revised form 4 April 2017, Accepted 29 April 2017

Digital Object Identifier:

https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.06.013

Citation:

Channa SA, Jakhrani AQ, Jakhrani SH, Mukwana KC, and Jatoi AR (2017). Analysis of physicochemical and biological water characteristics of Phuleli canal. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(6): 88-95

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