STUDY ON WATER QUALITY STATUS OF MAJOR LAKES IN VADODARA
Keywords:
Water quality, Physico-chemical characteristics, PhytoplanktonAbstract
Due to rapid increase in population, human intervention, industrialization and urbanization the problems of
sewage disposal and contamination of surface water like lakes are increasing at a very high rate. The present study was
carried out to examine the physico-chemical characteristics, presence of heavy metals, pesticides and phytoplankton in the
water of the major lakes in Vadodara city .The lakes selected for the study are Sursagar, Harni and Gotri.