Table 5.
Physico-chemical analyses of water obtained from river Tordze.
| Parameters | R | RM | RA | RMA | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | |||||
| pH | 7.65 | 6.97 | 7.45 | 6.51 | 6.50–8.50 |
| Color | 225 | 7.5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Conductivity (mS/m) | 21.00 | 21.00 | 23.00 | 26.00 | 100.00 |
| Salinity (ppt) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Temperature (⁰C) | 27.40 | 26.60 | 26.40 | 28.00 | |
| Turbidity (NTU) | 72.50 | 4.10 | 1.65 | 9.03 | 5.00 |
| Anions (mg/L) | |||||
| Alkalinity (as CaCO3) | 20.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 | |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 10.50 | 10.50 | 11.50 | 13.00 | 1000.00 |
| Total Hardness | 90.00 | 80.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 |
| Chloride | 10.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 250.00 |
| Fluoride | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.50 |
| Phosphate | 0.20 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.14 | 30.00 |
| Nitrate | 3.15 | 2.05 | 1.04 | 1.64 | 50.00 |
| Nitrite | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 1.35 | 3.00 |
| Cations (mg/L) | |||||
| Sodium (Na+) | 6.49 | 9.74 | 9.74 | 9.74 | 200.00 |
| Total Iron | 0.03 | 2.80 | 4.62 | 0.17 | 0.30 |
| Manganese | 0.20 | 1.18 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 0.40 |