Water quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, India
Abstract Satopanth Lake is a glacial lake, located at an altitude of 4600 m above sea level in Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand state in India where an attempt was made to assess the water quality. A total of sixteen physico-chemical parameters including temperature, hardness, alkalinity, dissolved o...
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| description | Abstract Satopanth Lake is a glacial lake, located at an altitude of 4600 m above sea level in Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand state in India where an attempt was made to assess the water quality. A total of sixteen physico-chemical parameters including temperature, hardness, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, calcium, magnesium, chlorides, nitrates, sulphates and phosphates were recorded during 2014 and 2015 between June and August in ice-free period. The mean values of pH ranged from 6.85 to 7.10; water temperature fluctuated from 0.1 to 0.3 °C; dissolved oxygen varied from 5.90 to 6.0 mg.L−1; free CO2 varied from 8.40 to 8.60 mg.L−1; total dissolved solids varied from 88.0 to 89.5 mg.L−1; calcium from 7.88 to 7.95 mg.L−1; magnesium from 0.53 to 0.66 mg.L−1. All the physico-chemical values were within the prescribed WHO/BIS limit for drinking water. Water Quality Index (WQI) calculated based on these parameters also revealed the excellent quality of lake water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfbca1d235c047379584a61e386595e72022-12-22T03:57:37ZengSpringerOpenApplied Water Science2190-54872190-54952017-11-01784757476410.1007/s13201-017-0638-xWater quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, IndiaRamesh C. Sharma0Rahul Kumar1Department of Environmental Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University)Department of Environmental Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University)Abstract Satopanth Lake is a glacial lake, located at an altitude of 4600 m above sea level in Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand state in India where an attempt was made to assess the water quality. A total of sixteen physico-chemical parameters including temperature, hardness, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, calcium, magnesium, chlorides, nitrates, sulphates and phosphates were recorded during 2014 and 2015 between June and August in ice-free period. The mean values of pH ranged from 6.85 to 7.10; water temperature fluctuated from 0.1 to 0.3 °C; dissolved oxygen varied from 5.90 to 6.0 mg.L−1; free CO2 varied from 8.40 to 8.60 mg.L−1; total dissolved solids varied from 88.0 to 89.5 mg.L−1; calcium from 7.88 to 7.95 mg.L−1; magnesium from 0.53 to 0.66 mg.L−1. All the physico-chemical values were within the prescribed WHO/BIS limit for drinking water. Water Quality Index (WQI) calculated based on these parameters also revealed the excellent quality of lake water.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-017-0638-xWater qualitySatopanth LakeGarhwal HimalayaUttarakhandIndia |
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| title | Water quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, India |
| title_full | Water quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, India |
| title_fullStr | Water quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, India |
| title_short | Water quality assessment of sacred glacial Lake Satopanth of Garhwal Himalaya, India |
| title_sort | water quality assessment of sacred glacial lake satopanth of garhwal himalaya india |
| topic | Water quality Satopanth Lake Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand India |
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