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A comparative analysis of Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals in Government filter water plants and tap water to evaluate the quality of drinking water in three residential areas Jallo More, Bhagbanpura, and Islampura in Lahore, Pakistan
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Khadija Shahzad Govt. Queen Mary Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan
Zahra Tabarka Butt Govt. Queen Mary Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan
Noor Ul Ain Govt. Queen Mary Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan
Saliha Mehboob Govt. Queen Mary Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The quality of water is getting decreased due to overexploitation. The present study was conducted to evaluate the drinking water quality of three different residential areas namely; Jallo More, Bhagbanpura, and Islampura in Lahore, Pakistan. Total ninety samples were collected, 45 from government filter plants (F) and 45 from their nearest tap water supply (T), and compared their various Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals using standard methods. These parameters include temperature by using a mercury glass thermometer, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS) by using specialized multimeters, total suspended solids (TSS) by filter paper method, Total Hardness by Complexometric titration, Total Acidity and Total Alkalinity by Acid-Base titration, Chloride Contents by Argentometric titration, sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium by flame photometer, and heavy metals such as iron, lead, copper by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The results were obtained in the following range; temperature (F=31-34°C, T=30-33°C), pH (F=7.03-7.82, T=7.12-7.73), EC (F=332-1584µS/cm, T=382-2850µS/cm), Turbidity (F=0.25-0.4NTU, T=0.35-0.48NTU), TDS (F=199.6-960ppm, T=397-998ppm) TSS (F=320-880ppm, T=300-970ppm), Total Acidity (F=80.06-205ppm, T=300-970ppm), Total Alkalinity (F=90.07-240.19ppm, T=140.1-370.26ppm), Total Hardness (F=75.06-410.32ppm, T=115.09- 395.31ppm), Chloride content (F=177.3-999.97ppm, T=312.04-1241ppm), Na (F=156.73-190.04ppm, T=184.38- 201.17ppm), K (F=0-7.92ppm, T=0-8.25ppm), Ca (F=74.31–139.2ppm, T=100-201ppm), Mg (F=11.56-25.33ppm, T=20.08-31.66ppm), Fe (F=0.20-0.85ppm, T=0.5-1.95ppm), Cu (F=1.26-1.97ppm, T=1.38-2.32ppm), Zn (F=0.04- 0.15ppm,T=0.03–0.08ppm), Ni (F=0.01-0.078ppm,T=0.05-0.074ppm), Pb (F=14-19ppb, T=19-27ppb), Cd (F=0-25, T=11-29ppb). The results obtained fell within the maximum allowable limit set by WHO and PAK-EPA for drinking water except for chloride content and Pb metal.
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Published Journal: First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book), Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2022
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Heavy metals Heavy metals Heavy metals Physicochemical parameters Residential areas Tape water
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