Water quality assessment of lower Jhelum canal in Pakistan by using geographic information system (GIS)

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Groundwater for Sustainable Development

Publication Date

4-1-2020

Abstract

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. The aim of this study is to assess the water quality of Lower Jhelum Canal (LJC) and its suitability for irrigation purposes. An effort has been made to develop a method by integrating water quality index with geographic information system (GIS) for an effective interpretation of LJC water quality. The pollution status of LJC was estimated by different physicochemical and biological parameters. Based on results of analysis, a spatial distribution map of selected water quality parameters was prepared using GIS. An inverse distance weighting (IDW), which is an interpolation technique, was applied to prepare a thematic layer of parameters at each station of Lower Jhelum canal. The results of individual parameters showed that the concentrations of contamination were within permissible limits of WHO and NEQS guidelines except for E. coli. Overall, most of the water falls in excellent quality category indicating the suitability of water for irrigation purpose. The results suggest that most of the water can be used for irrigation and various intended purposes except direct use of water for potable or drinking purposes without treatment.

ISSN

2352-801X

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Volume

10

First Page

100357

Disciplines

Life Sciences

Keywords

Contamination, Geographic information system, Inverse distance weighting, Lower Jhelum canal, Water quality, Water quality index

Scopus ID

85080121285

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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