Spatio‑temporal variations in physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi, Southwestern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAlex, Saturday
dc.contributor.authorThomas, J. Lyimo
dc.contributor.authorJohn, Machiwa
dc.contributor.authorSiajali, Pamba
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-01T17:43:42Z
dc.date.available2021-07-01T17:43:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe current study was carried out to examine the spatial and temporal variations of physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi. The observations were made on the surface water of Lake Bunyonyi for 1 year to determine the water quality. The basic 12 variables used to determine the quality of water were measured monthly at nine stations. Water temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity, electric conductivity (EC), pH and Secchi depth (SD) were measured in the field, while parameters like total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), nitrite-nitrogen ( NO2-N), nitratenitrogen ( NO3-N), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) were determined following APHA 2017 standard guidelines for physicochemical analysis. Taking into account standard guidelines for drinking water by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the water quality index (WQI) was used to determine the water quality. Temperature, DO, pH, turbidity and EC did not differ significantly among the study stations (p > 0.05) but showed significant temporal variations among the study months (p < 0.05). Likewise, TN, TP, NO2- N, NO3- N and SRP did not differ significantly among the study stations (p > 0.05) but showed significant temporal variations among the study months (p < 0.05). The WQI values ranged from 28.36 to 49 across and from 28.2 to 56.2 between study months with an overall mean value of 36.9. The measured water quality variables did not exceed the UNBS and WHO standards for drinking water in all months and at all stations. According to these values, the water quality of Lake Bunyonyi generally belongs to the ‘good’ class in terms of drinking water quality based on the WQI classification. The study findings are fundamentally important for policy makers in setting guidelines for effective lake management.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKabale Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/508
dc.publisherSN Applied Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectSpatio-temporal variability · Water quality · Water quality index · Lake Bunyonyien_US
dc.titleSpatio‑temporal variations in physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi, Southwestern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeBooken_US

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