Md. Rubel1*, Didarul Alam Chowdhury1, Mohammad Jamal Uddin Ahmed1, and Mohammad Helal Uddin2
1Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh; and 2Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
*Correspondence: rubelcu90@gmail.com
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ABSTRACT
In order to protect the quality of the environment and human health, freshwater assets are tremendously important in various ways. To ensure the freshwater resources in the Chittagong region of Bangladesh, we have studied the water quality parameters of Kaptai and Foy’s Lake. This research has done based on the essential surface water standard parameters such as pH, temperature, DO, BOD, COD, TDS, TSS, TS, EC, hardness, turbidity, salinity, total alkalinity, total acidity, SO42-, PO43-, NO3--N, NO2-, CO2, and most of the heavy and toxic metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Co, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni, and Zn) of two lakes namely Foy’s (Chittagong) and Kaptai (Rangamati) Lakes in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The statistical approaches to sampling were utilized for collecting samples. The samples were assembled from ten different locations of each lake. Samples were conserved using a satisfactory preservation procedure. Water samples from the surface-water assets were collected from various locations, and tide conditions and at various seasons for continual monitoring during the hydrological years 2014-2015. The results showed that Kaptai Lake and Foy’s Lake all physicochemical parameters are within the permissible limit of WHO guidelines. The results also supplied data to view, and quantify the enemy of the impact of climate alter on freshwater resources of this region. The outcomes further showed data for water quality of surface-water resources of the greater Chittagong zone to match national and international quality for drinking, agricultural, manufacture, and livestock requirements. A strategic water quality management plan has been proposed.
Keywords: Physicochemical assessment, Water quality, Kaptai Lake, Characterization, and Climate change.
Citation: Rubel M, Chowdhury DA, Ahmed MJU, and Uddin MH. (2019). Physico-chemical characterization of kaptai lake and foy’s lake water quality parameters in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Am. J. Pure Appl. Sci., 1(6), 49-58.
https://doi.org/10.34104/ajpab.019.01949058
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