Pollution of River Ravi

Mujtaba Baqar

ISBN 10: 3848423642 / ISBN 13: 9783848423644

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mär 2014, 2014

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The city of Lahore like other ancient cities was developed along the bank of a river, i.e. the River Ravi, currently a trans-boundary river between India and Pakistan. Therefore, since the development of Lahore city, its sewage and waste water was discharged into its adjacent river. However, the population explosion, urbanization, unplanned industrialization, broad scale use of synthetic fertilizers and household chemicals consequently deteriorate the water quality of the River Ravi due to significant discharge of wastewater from the metropolitan city of Lahore into it. As a result, the contaminated water of the Ravi not only affects the aquatic ecosystem of the river but also worsen its water used downstream for the irrigation, livestock, aqua-culture and recreational purposes. It is therefore essential to estimate the pollution load from the urban city entering into River Ravi in order to prevent and control the degradation of water quality of the River Ravi and help the researchers, decision makers, and the academics to evaluate the cause and pollution status of the most polluted river of Pakistan. 148 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pollution of River Ravi
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mär 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848423642
• ISBN 13: 9783848423644
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 9D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 238 grams

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Synopsis

The city of Lahore like other ancient cities was developed along the bank of a river, i.e. the River Ravi, currently a trans-boundary river between India and Pakistan. Therefore, since the development of Lahore city, its sewage and waste water was discharged into its adjacent river. However, the population explosion, urbanization, unplanned industrialization, broad scale use of synthetic fertilizers and household chemicals consequently deteriorate the water quality of the River Ravi due to significant discharge of wastewater from the metropolitan city of Lahore into it. As a result, the contaminated water of the Ravi not only affects the aquatic ecosystem of the river but also worsen its water used downstream for the irrigation, livestock, aqua-culture and recreational purposes. It is therefore essential to estimate the pollution load from the urban city entering into River Ravi in order to prevent and control the degradation of water quality of the River Ravi and help the researchers, decision makers, and the academics to evaluate the cause and pollution status of the most polluted river of Pakistan.

About the Author

Mujtaba Baqar, Gold Medalist in M.Phil. Environmental Sciences & BS Environmental Sciences: University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Research Officer/ Lecturer at the College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.