Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mekdela Amba University, Ethiopia
Research Article
Effect of Seasonal Variation on the Levels of Heavy Metals and Physicochemical Parameters of Borehole Water in Woreillu Town, Amhara
Author(s): Melese Damtew Asfaw*
People on the globe are under tremendous threat due to undesired changes in the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of air, water and soil. Due to increased human population, industrialization, excess use of fertilizers and other man made activities; water is highly polluted with different harmful contaminants. During the investigation of heavy metals and physicochemical parameters of borehole water in Woreilu town was analyzed to determine the water quality seasonally. Some physicochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity, TDS, Alkalinity, Hardness, nitrate, sulphate, phosphate and heavy metal such as Zinc, Lead, cadmium, chromium, manganese, copper and Iron were evaluated using standard methods and ICP-OES respectively. Most of the parameters analysed were within the WHO and ES guideline limits for potable water. From the results, temperature.. View More»
DOI:
10.37532/npcr.22.10.4.01-012
