ISSN: 2265-6294

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF WULAR LAKE: MONITORING POLLUTION LEVELS AND RAMSAR CONVENTION COMPLIANCE

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Dr. Ishfaq Majeed Malik

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The Kashmir Valley in India is home to Wular Lake, which has the differentiation of being the greatest freshwater lake in Asia and a significant part of the wetland climate. The Ramsar Show, which is a global show for the assurance and maintainable utilization of wetland regions, recognizes the natural worth of Wular Lake. This study article gives a nitty gritty assessment of the water nature of Wular Lake, with a specific accentuation on checking the degrees of contamination and deciding if the lake consents to the prerequisites laid out by the Ramsar Show. Examination of a water quality informational collection comprising of 27 boundaries was performed utilizing multivariate procedures, discriminant examination, and water quality file (WQI) at five unique areas inside Lake Wular in Kashmir Himalaya between the years 2011 and 2013. The reason for this examination was to research spatiotemporal varieties and distinguish likely wellsprings of contamination. Using stepwise discriminant examination, a few water quality measurements were dissected concerning their spatial and fleeting changes (DA). It was shown that the first spatial discriminant capability (DF) was liable for 76.5 percent of the generally speaking spatial variety, though the second DF was answerable for 19.1 percent of the noticed difference. The mean upsides of water temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), complete nitrogen (TN), potassium (K), and silicate played a huge part in recognizing the five example areas. A huge commitment was made by the mean convergence of NO2-N, all out N, and sulfate in recognizing the four example seasons. Besides, these fixations represented most of the occasional variances that were expected.

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