Lakes are relatively small to large water bodies surrounded by land on all sides sustaining an ecosystem in and around them. Lakes have been an integral part of the ecological system by providing natural abode for plants, animals and microorganisms. Increase in urbanization and industrialization has led to the destruction and in the reduction of lakes in the city of Bangalore, Surviving lakes in Bangalore are reduced to cesspools due to direct discharge of industrial effluents and unregulated dumping
The environmental pollution is a global issue now a days. It is a huge challenge to ensure a pollution free environment. Environmental pollution is any release of pollutants into water, land, or air which may cause severe impairments to the global ecological balance or that decrease the quality of life. The consequences of environmental pollution is a massive damage in the delicate balance of the biological food web that are visible only over long time phases [1-3]. Until relatively recently in humanity's
1.1 Background of the Study Water is one of the essential commodities in every human society for the day to day activities. Many industries use water for their various productions and this, vehicle washing bays are not exempted. Vehicle washing bays uses large quantity of water in performance of their activities, such as cleaning the exterior and interior motor vehicles and other accessories such as engine, carpets etc. In view of this, there is the need to manage water judiciously
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Water pollution is a large set of undesirable effects upon water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and ground water that caused by human activities. This matter requires urgent attention, since water is scarce and such an important resource needs detailed scientific research all over the world in order to sustain and protect the water resource from pollution and for its wise utilization. However, no water in nature is absolutely clean. Even as it rains
had five different species, comprised of 39 individuals (Figure 1). Both of the sites studied rate as “Fair” in water quality based on the number of species detected, as well as their sensitivity to water quality (Figure 2). Using the number of species, a water quality rating of 15 was calculated for Spring Creek. Meanwhile, the water quality rating of 5 Mile Creek was 12. Based on analysis of the morphological data of the site, a habitat assessment score of “Poor” was found for Spring Creek due to
to investigate the ability of duckweed (Lemna minor) to remove nitrate pollution from water and thus act as an organic and inexpensive way of combating eutrophication in water sources. Secondly, the relationship between nitrate concentration and rate of removal of nitrates by duckweed shall also be investigated. The duckweed is expected to absorb the nitrates as it grows and therefore lower the levels of nitrates in the water. In addition to this, the higher the concentration of nitrates, the faster
SELECTED BARANGAYS OF MARIKINA CITY By: Francis Eisen C. Bagsic Review of Related Literature Rain acts as a powerful mechanism to remove pollutants from the atmosphere.. Precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. Rainwater composition is important in evaluating the role of transport of soluble material and the contribution of different sources of atmospheric pollutants. Based on the work of Olowoyo, D. N
Introduction Demand of fresh water in the world is increasing with growing population. In India alone the availability on per capita basis has declined since 1947.¬[1] Ever since the stroke of development, water has become one of the most affected resource all over the world. Fresh water is required in all the sectors known to mankind for survival and development. Industrial, Urban as well as Rural sections of the society seek fresh water. Many government and non-government organizations have been
parameters that we need to observe. Firstly, look at the transparency of the river water. Transparency is the measure of the depth of light that can penetrate into the water (What is water transparency?, n.d.). It depends on the amount of particle scattering in the water, such as algae and sediment. The lower the turbidity of the water (the higher the transparency), the higher the aesthetic value of the river. High turbidity of water causes by particulate matter can reduce the aesthetic value of the river
The continuous growth of population and urbanization has been leading to the high development of the infrastructure and road networks and subsequently leading to progressive soil water proofing due to the construction of impermeable pavements (Nguyen et al., 2010). This impervious nature of conventional pavements results in downstream flooding, unwarranted flash floods and bank erosion, thereby causing structural deterioration and