Journal article
Evaluation of irrigation, drinking, and risk indices for water quality parameters of alpine lakes
Environmental geochemistry and health, Vol.46, 175
15/04/2024
PMID: 38619636
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Abstract
Alpine lakes are aquatic ecosystems that maintain and regulate water supply for the downstream streams, rivers, and other reservoirs. This study examined the water characteristics of various alpine lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. For this purpose, water was sampled and investigated for basic parameters, anions, and cations using the multi-parameter analyzers and atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Physicochemical parameters of alpine lakes were noted under the World Health Organization water guidelines, except for fluoride (F−) and turbidity in 4.3% and 36% of samples, respectively. Water quality index (WQI) classified samples (93%) as excellent and good quality (7%). Results showed maximum chronic daily intake values (0.14 ± 0.01 mg/kg-day) for nitrate (NO3−) and hazard quotient (0.80 ± 0.24) for F− in children via water intake from Upper Kachura and Shausar Lakes, respectively. Statistical analyses of Piper and Gibbs’s plots revealed that the water quality is mainly characterized by bedrock geology.
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- Title
- Evaluation of irrigation, drinking, and risk indices for water quality parameters of alpine lakes
- Creators
- Rizwan Ullah - University of PeshawarSaid Muhammad - University of PeshawarWajid Ali - University of PeshawarSehrish Amin - University of PeshawarSardar Khan - University of PeshawarAtta Rasool - Southern Cross UniversityAbd El-Latif Hesham - Beni-Suef UniversityMuhammad Umar - University of HaripurShaukat Ali - Karakoram International UniversityShahid Iqbal - University of PeshawarAshfaq Ahmad - King Saud University
- Publication Details
- Environmental geochemistry and health, Vol.46, 175
- Publisher
- Springer Dordrecht
- Grant note
- RSPD2024R666 / King Saud University 20-17208/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2021 / Higher Education Commision, Pakistan
- Identifiers
- 991013179781202368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2024.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article