Pollution Profile of Malir River

Authors

  • Moazzam Ali Khan * Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Omme Hany , Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Mariya Azeem , Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • S. Adnan Hasan , Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Suraiya Jabeen Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • M. Altaf Khan Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Malir river, effluent, pollution, i ndustrial, water q ual ity

Abstract

 This study was aimed at determini ng the physical (pH, TDS, TSS) and ch emical (ammon ia, 8005 , COD, chl orid e, cyanid e, detergen ts, phenols and sulphate) parameters as wel l as heavy metal s (As, Cd, Cu , Cr, Pb, Ni , and

Zn) present i n Malir ri ver water, so as to id entify the ex tent of poll ution . The average resu l ts of each parameter of 10 different sites were compared w i th N ational Envi ronmental Qual i ty Standards (NEQS). It was fou nd th at Mal i r river w ater quali ty meet s on l y some of the N EQS. Vari abl e quantitie s of different heavy metals were also found . It can be concluded that the conti nuous discharge of Malir river at Gizri creek plays an important role resulti ng in reduced biodiversity.

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Published

2007-04-25

How to Cite

Khan, M. A., Hany, O., Azeem, M., Hasan, S. A., Jabeen, S., & Khan, M. A. (2007). Pollution Profile of Malir River. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 50(2), 96–100. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/778

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 2 (2007): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles