Study of Seasonal Variation in Surface Water Chemistry and its Relation to Water Quality of Freshwater Springs of PirPanjal Range of Kashmir Himalayas

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Shabir H. Wani, S. G. A. A. K. P. F. (2017). Study of Seasonal Variation in Surface Water Chemistry and its Relation to Water Quality of Freshwater Springs of PirPanjal Range of Kashmir Himalayas. Academy of Agriculture Journal, 2(12). https://doi.org/10.15520/aaj.v2i12.93
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Abstract

The fresh water spring ecosystems situated at foot hills of Pir Panchal Range of Kashmir Himalayas    are the main source of drinking water to the rising populations  and irrigating the fields. These fresh water resources are being lost gradually due to contamination through natural as well as human interferences. Moreover, our knowledge of fresh spring ecosystems under temperate ecologies   is very little and the nutrient enrichment in these springs results in greater algal growth, physico-chemical and biological changes that are detrimental to native species besides human health. The present study on water quality  of  five famous  freshwater springs of PirPanjal  range of Kashmir Himalayas which are main source of drinking water and irrigation  of the respective areas revealed that  though there was a  significant variation  in all the physico-chemical water characteristics of  all the fresh water springs under study  especially  for    electric conductivity, free co2 , total alkalinity, total hardness, chloride content, dissolved oxygen, presence of ammonical nitrogen, ortho-phosphate phosphorus, sulphates ,heavy metals  especially  zinc and iron. However, the range of variation of these parameters was within the permissible limits of WHO standards. The overall water quality of all these springs under studyis  thus quiet feasible for drinking purposes

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