Drinking water quality status and contamination in Pakistan

MK Daud, M Nafees, S Ali, M Rizwan… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is
being deteriorated day by day in Pakistan. This review sums up the outcomes of various …

Geospatial assessment of water quality using principal components analysis (PCA) and water quality index (WQI) in Basho Valley, Gilgit Baltistan (Northern Areas of …

SU Fatima, MA Khan, F Siddiqui, N Mahmood… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Public health quality in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is at threat due to multiple water-borne diseases.
Anthropogenic activities are accelerating the burden of pollution load on the glacio-fluvial …

Characterization and health risk assessment of arsenic in natural waters of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan

FUR Qaiser, F Zhang, RR Pant, C Zeng… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The elevated concentrations of arsenic in natural water are one of the major environmental
threats to human health. However, the existing characteristics, controlling mechanisms, and …

[HTML][HTML] Multivariate and spatial methods-based water quality assessment of Chu Tran Valley, Gilgit Baltistan

SU Fatima, MA Khan, A Alamgir, N Mahmood… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
Current study was performed to evaluate the physico-chemical, metals and microbial
characteristics of the surface water available in Chu Tran valley located in sub-district Shigar …

Evaluation of drinking water quality using heavy metal pollution indexing models in an agrarian, non-industrialised area of South-East Nigeria

OJ Afonne, JU Chukwuka, EC Ifediba - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the physicochemical properties of drinking
water sources at Ihiala, Nigeria, and to assess the water quality using the heavy metal …

Seasonal variation in non-point source heavy metal pollution in Satpara Lake and its toxicity in trout fish

H Hussain, S Mahmood, A Khalid, K Shahzad… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination in surface water is widespread throughout the world as a result
of numerous anthropogenic activities and geo-genic mechanisms. This contamination is …

Evaluation and classification of water quality of glacier‐fed channels using supervised learning and water quality index

MF Ahmed, U Waqas, MS Khan… - Water and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a series of laboratory tests were performed on 25 water samples obtained from
the high‐altitude glacier‐fed water resources of Gilgit‐Baltistan Pakistan. The variations in …

[HTML][HTML] Geo-Spatial Assessment of Water Quality in Shigar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan

SU Fatima, MA Khan, SS Shaukat, A Alamgir… - Health, 2022 - scirp.org
The current study attempted to evaluate the water quality in terms of physico-chemical
properties, metals, and bacteriological characteristics of the surface water available in …

Drinking water quality in urban areas of Pakistan: a case study of Gujranwala city

S Haydar, O Nadeem, G Hussain, H Rashid… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2016 - v3.pjsir.org
A study was conducted to evaluate the drinking water quality of Gujranwala city. Samples
were collected from 16 locations including: 4 tube wells, 4 overhead reservoirs (OHR) and 8 …

Physico-chemical assessment of water samples collected from some selected streams and rivers in district Gilgit, Pakistan

SU Din, S Ali, MA Nafees, H Ali… - Journal of Mountain …, 2017 - journal.kiu.edu.pk
This study aims to provide information about the drinking water quality of two streams in
Chakarkote Sai and Demote Sai and two rivers in Gilgit and Hunza. Parameters were tested …