Assessment of Ground Water Contamination by Various Pollutants from Sewage Water in Chakera Village, Faisalabad

Abstract

The wastewater used for irrigation purposes affects the groundwater quality and hence the local community of Pakistan. Field study was conducted in Chakera Village, Faisalabad and the analytical work was performed in Biochemistry Laboratory, Soil and water sample were collected in two surveys in a month on fifteen days basis with three replica of each sample. Samples were analyzed for quality parameters like pH, EC, TDS, TSS, Carbonate, Bicarbonates, Chloride and Nitrates. Results of the study revealed that untreated wastewater application raised the values of EC,TDS, Chloride and Nitrates when compared with world Health Organization (WHO). This not only degrades soil structure but also contaminates the groundwater causing severe health hazard to the local community. Carbonates and Bicarbonates were found within the permissible range.

Evaluation of Groundwater Quality of Selected Boreholes in Ohaozara and Ivo Council Areas of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

“…Furthermore, reports from Iran (Mosaferi et al, 2014), Pakistan (Iqbal et al, 2013) and South Africa (Mpenyana-Monyatsi et al, 2012) had indicated pH values of 6.09-8.02, 6.44-7.27, and 7.1-8.0, respectively, which were all less than the result of this study. In the same vein, Nag and Lahiri (2012) reported pH values ranging from 6.1 to 7.9 for both pre-and post-monsoon periods.…”

“…Of similar studies in South Africa. (Mpenyana-Monyatsi et al, 2012) Iran, (Mosaferi et al, 2014), Pakistan (Iqbal et al, 2013), and India (Nag and Lahiri, 2012), only TDS values (107.1-439 mg/L) of samples studied in South Africa were comparable with our result; others: 71.5-1137.5 mg/L, 1916-2586 mg/L and 30-1365 mg/L, respectively, were averagely higher than the result of this study.…”

Different Heavy Metal Concentrations in Plants and Soil Irrigated with Industrial / Sewage Waste Water

“…The use of wastewater for irrigation has led to variations in physicochemical characteristics of soil and uptake of heavy metal by food crops, mainly vegetables and our present results for pH and electric conductivity [31,32]. Our results for pH and EC of wastewater are in agreement with the results of Habiba et al, [33] and Iqbal et al ., [34].…”

Antioxidant Activity and Secondary Metabolites in Selected Vegetables Irrigated With Sewage Water

“…Toxic metals may accumulate in the foliage parts of the plant, disturbing the physiological and biochemical activities in plant that ultimately reducing the growth (Sing and Agrwal, 2007). Physico-chemical analysis of waste water (Table 2) indicated that the EC value may cause increase in the soil salinity which may cause reduction of plant growth (Iqbal et al, 2013 A reduction in chlorophyll contents was recorded in tomato, okra and pumpkin. Chlorophyll b exhibited more decline than chlorophyll a.…”