Title: Assessment of water quality parameters of Bhalswa Lake in New Delhi

Authors: S.K. Singh; Deepika

Addresses: Department of Environmental Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi-42, India ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi-42, India

Abstract: Bhalswa Lake in New Delhi is one of the important lakes which are being severely degraded because of the effluent/sewage coming from nearby dairy and residential area. In this study, some physiochemical characteristics of Bhalswa Lake were investigated. Physical parameters such as electrical conductivity (EC), salinity, total suspended solid (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS) and chemical parameters such as pH, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), sodium, potassium and calcium were examined. Results of the study indicated that lake water is highly contaminated and not suitable for recreational activities as it contains high amount of organic matter, high algal growth, slightly high pH, BOD is high as compare to given standards by CPCB for outdoor bathing. The study discusses the water quality of Bhalswa Lake and comprises the water quality with given standards.

Keywords: Bhalswa Lake; physiochemical parameter; sampling; recreational activities; SAR; RSC.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEE.2017.087998

International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2017 Vol.9 No.1, pp.52 - 69

Accepted: 12 Aug 2017
Published online: 13 Nov 2017 *

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