WATER QUALITY OF TWO CARP CULTURE AGEING PONDS OF LNMU, CAMPUS, DARBHANGA, BIHAR
KUMARI SHACHI *
Department of Zoology, K. S. College, Laheriasarai, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, 846004, India.
N. K. PRASAD
Department of Zoology, Ramshwaroop Ramsagar Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
SANJEEV KUMAR
Department of Zoology, B. M. College, Rahika, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, 846004, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Water quality is an important criteria for assessment of the productivity of pond. The study was designed to assess the quality of pond water of Anandbag Pond & Manokamna temple pond of LNMU, Campus, Darbhanga,Bihar, with respect to physico-chemical parameters including turbidity, conductivity, dissolve O2, free CO2, PH, Potassium, zinc, iron, sodium, chloride & hardness. The results were evaluated and compared with both ponds water quality standards. It is found that based on physico- chemical parameters, both ponds water is not suitable for domestic uses.
Keywords: Physico-chemical parameters, pond water, anandbag pond, manokamna temple pond, domestic uses.