Quality Assessment of Drinking Water in Vehari District of Punjab, Pakistan

Nagina Naveed Riaz; Fazal Ur Rehman; Shabbir  Hussain; Sheikh Asrar Ahmad

doi:10.46660/ijeeg.v12i2.98

Quality Assessment of Drinking Water in Vehari District of Punjab, Pakistan

Authors

Nagina Naveed Riaz Department of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Fazal Ur Rehman Department of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan; Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Shabbir Hussain Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Sheikh Asrar Ahmad Department of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.v12i2.98

Abstract

The current study is performed to assess the physio-chemical characteristics and drinking water quality in three Tehsils (Mailsi, Burewala and Vehari) of District Vehari, Punjab (Pakistan). The water samples of investigated regions were subjected to physicochemical characterization (pH, EC, TDS, HCO3-, CO3-2, Cl-, NO3-, PO4-3, SO4-3, Na+, K+, Ca+2, Mg+2, Fe+2, Cu+2, Zn+2 and Mn+2). It was demonstrated that certain parameters were exceeding WHO standard limits. The water of Lalazar colony, college town, Y-Block and Sharqi colony was found unfit for drinking purposes so it may cause serious health concerns in the citizens of the investigated areas.

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Published

2023-06-26

How to Cite

Riaz, N. N., Rehman, F. U., Hussain, S., & Ahmad, S. A. (2023). Quality Assessment of Drinking Water in Vehari District of Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 12(2), 21–26. https://doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.v12i2.98