Comparative Physicochemical Study of Two Freshwater bodies: the Kaylana Lake and the Ranisar Talab of Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Abstract

Physicochemical components of any water body depend upon texture of soil and surrounding environment. The study has made an attempt to assess the variations in physico-chemical status of two urban water bodies- the Kaylana Lake and the Ranisar Talab of Jodhpur. Physicochemical parameters such as conductivity, pH, temperature, transparency, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), DO (Dissolved oxygen), BOD (Biological oxygen demand), total hardness, total alkalinity and chloride were evaluated from this observation, it is reported that there are marked variation in different physicochemical parameters of both urban water bodies during the study period. The value of water pH (7.8) was highest in Kaylana Lake. The highest values of other parameters like conductivity (212.40 µS/cm, total hardness (149.76 mg/l), DO (7.95 mg/l), TDS (132.25 mg/l), and chloride (54.94 mg/l) were found in the water of the Ranisar Talab. The study of both water bodies revealed that The Ranisar Talab’s physicochemical parameters were more polluted than the Kaylana Lake.