the physico-chemical parameters, nutrient status and heavy metal ions of huluka and alaltu rivers of ambo, ethiopia were studied. temperature, ph, electrical conductivity, co2 content, total dissolved solids, hardness, dissolved oxygen, ca2+, mg2+, cl-, nitrate, phosphate and sulphate have been determined along with selected heavy metals to assess the various water quality profiles along the ri...

Abstract Background Land use and land cover changes in urbanized watersheds of developing countries like Ethiopia are underpinned by the complex interaction different actors, driving forces, itself. conversion due to residential development, economic growth, transportation is identified as most serious environmental pressure on landscapes world. It results degradation natural vegetation signifi...

a total of 3528 specimens of freshwater turtles belonging to two families viz., geoemydidae (brown river turtle, kachuga smithi; indian saw-backed turtle, k. tecta; brahminy rrive turtle, hardella thurgi; spotted pond turtle, geoclemys hamiltonii) and trionychidae (indian soft-shell turtle, aspederates gangeticus; peacock soft-shell turtle, a.hurum; narrow-headed soft-shell turtle, chitra indic...

Nutrient inputs from rivers play an important role in lake eutrophication. To compare the forms characteristics of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) in rivers flowing through rural and urban areas, water samples were collected seasonally from five urban rivers and six rural rivers flowing to Lake Chaohu, China. Higher total phosphorus (TP), particulate phosphorus (PP), soluble reactive phosphorus...

hydrographically bolivian poopó lake is located in the basin of desaguadero river and it has over a dozen main tributary rivers and other smaller rivers with lower flow. the mine water discharge from the abandoned and current mining activities polluted these rivers by carrying heavy metals, dissolved and suspended solids which in turn polluted the poopó lake which is considered as an important ...