Physico-chemical water parameters

Upstream

Midstream

Downstream

Total SS (mg/l)

^c45.39 ± 10.98

^k24.89 ± 6.43

84.33 ± 19.68

72.61 ± 23.85

40.50 ± 9.96

64.56 ± 13.31

pH

^c7.01 ± 0.94^a

^k7.04 ± 0.05^ab

7.17 ± 0.59 ^ab

6.91 ± 0.07^a

6.53 ± 0.10^b

7.22 ± 0.07^ab

Total Nitrogen (mg/l)

^c3.73 ± 0.52^a

^k5.18 ± 0.68^b

6.74 ± 0.74^b

5.70 ± 0.48^b

5.48 ± 0.83^ab

2.70 ± 0.75^a

Total Phosphorus (mg/l)

^c0.03 ± 0.01

^k0.04 ± 0.07

0.06 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

Potassium (mg/l)

^c1.63 ± 0.06

^k1.63 ± 0.03

1.55 ± 0.35

1.78 ± 0.02

1.56 ± 0.54

1.58 ± 0.09

Cadmium (mg/l)

^c1.26 ± 0.30

^k2.04 ± 0.51

0.48 ± 0.80

1.41 ± 0.7

1.35 ± 0.74

2.08 ± 0.51

Copper (mg/l)

^c1.53 ± 1.01

^k2.45 ± 1.81

3.38 ± 1.44

2.57 ± 0.40

3.84 ± 0.52

0.63 ± 0.23

Lead (mg/l)

^c0.80 ± 0.32

^k0.71 ± 0.33

1.28 ± 0.64

1.15 ± 0.58

1.02 ± 0.50

1.15 ± 0.58