Water Quality Assessment Of Lake Bosomtwe For Irrigation Purpose, Ghana

2015

English

This paper presents the study of physico-chemical parameters of Lake Bosomtwe to determine whether the water from the lake is suitable for irrigation and future planning of clean water resources. Water quality parameters like temperature, pH, TDS, SAR, SSP, RSC, KR and other trace elements were investigated. The study was carried out in the month of February, 2014. Water from 10 sampling locations was analyzed and the results compared with international water quality standards set for irrigation. All the parameters were found outside the permissible limit apart from temperature, EC and TDS. On the basis of this, it is no surprised that the lake water is not used for irrigation.

Asamoah, E.; Nketia, K. A.; Sadick, A.; Gyambibi, D. A.; Forkuo, E. K.; Ayer, J.; Adjei, E. O.