Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh
This study aims to assess the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on the water quality of the Surma river in Bangladesh. For this, seasonal water quality changes were assessed in comparison to the LULC changes recorded from 2010 to 2019. Obtained results from this study indicated that...
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| description | This study aims to assess the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on the water quality of the Surma river in Bangladesh. For this, seasonal water quality changes were assessed in comparison to the LULC changes recorded from 2010 to 2019. Obtained results from this study indicated that pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations were higher during the dry season, while dissolved oxygen (DO), 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD<sub>5</sub>), temperature, total suspended solids (TSS), and total solids (TS) concentrations also changed with the season. The analysis of LULC changes within 1000-m buffer zones around the sampling stations revealed that agricultural and vegetation classes decreased; while built-up, waterbody and barren lands increased. Correlation analyses showed that BOD<sub>5</sub>, temperature, EC, TDS, and TSS had a significant relationship (5% level) with LULC types. The regression result indicated that BOD<sub>5</sub> was sensitive to changing waterbody (predictors, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.645), temperature was sensitive to changing waterbodies and agricultural land (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.889); and EC was sensitive to built-up, vegetation, and barren land (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.833). Waterbody, built-up, and agricultural LULC were predictors for TDS (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.993); and waterbody, built-up, and barren LULC were predictors for TSS (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.922). Built-up areas and waterbodies appeared to have the strongest effect on different water quality parameters. Scientific finding from this study will be vital for decision makers in developing more robust land use management plan at the local level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d845dc5bf99a4a6e8c98d6f23a14737a2023-11-23T12:31:32ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-12-011411710.3390/w14010017Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, BangladeshAbdul Kadir0Zia Ahmed1Md. Misbah Uddin2Zhixiao Xie3Pankaj Kumar4Department of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshDepartment of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshDepartment of Geoscience, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USAInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115, JapanThis study aims to assess the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on the water quality of the Surma river in Bangladesh. For this, seasonal water quality changes were assessed in comparison to the LULC changes recorded from 2010 to 2019. Obtained results from this study indicated that pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations were higher during the dry season, while dissolved oxygen (DO), 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD<sub>5</sub>), temperature, total suspended solids (TSS), and total solids (TS) concentrations also changed with the season. The analysis of LULC changes within 1000-m buffer zones around the sampling stations revealed that agricultural and vegetation classes decreased; while built-up, waterbody and barren lands increased. Correlation analyses showed that BOD<sub>5</sub>, temperature, EC, TDS, and TSS had a significant relationship (5% level) with LULC types. The regression result indicated that BOD<sub>5</sub> was sensitive to changing waterbody (predictors, R<sup>2</sup> = 0.645), temperature was sensitive to changing waterbodies and agricultural land (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.889); and EC was sensitive to built-up, vegetation, and barren land (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.833). Waterbody, built-up, and agricultural LULC were predictors for TDS (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.993); and waterbody, built-up, and barren LULC were predictors for TSS (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.922). Built-up areas and waterbodies appeared to have the strongest effect on different water quality parameters. Scientific finding from this study will be vital for decision makers in developing more robust land use management plan at the local level.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/1/17water qualitybuffer zoneland use/land coverBangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Kadir Zia Ahmed Md. Misbah Uddin Zhixiao Xie Pankaj Kumar Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh Water water quality buffer zone land use/land cover Bangladesh |
| title | Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| title_full | Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| title_short | Integrated Approach to Quantify the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality of Surma River, Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| title_sort | integrated approach to quantify the impact of land use and land cover changes on water quality of surma river sylhet bangladesh |
| topic | water quality buffer zone land use/land cover Bangladesh |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/1/17 |
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