COMPARISON OF WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT BETWEEN INLAY LAKE AND SAMKHA LAKE (SAMKHA INN), NYAUNG SHWE TOWNSHIP, SHAN STATE
Abstract
- Increasing population and its related conditions are posing to the environmental degradation and causing contamination around the world, lake and reservoir are also included. Lake (Inn) is source of food for the local people, home for biodiversity, water recharge area for groundwater, etc. Inle Lake and Samkha Inn is situated in Nyaung Shwe Township, Southern Shan State. Although Inle Lake is formed naturally, Samkha Lake (Samkha Inn) is created by the construction of Myobye Dam, which are connected with lower Nam Belu Stream. The local people depend on these two lakes for their livelihood such as fishing, agriculture as a source of water. Population is increasing year after year; the quality of water might be more and more degradation in this area. Therefore, the research question is raised for this study, how are the quality of water in these two lakes due to human activities. The objectives of this study are to assess the status of water quality in Inle and Samkha lakes, to analyze the spatial and temporal variation of water quality in these two lakes, to support the information of water quality for conserving of these lakes in future and contributing of UN- SDGs. To fulfill the question of this study, water is tested on field measurement and laboratory test from these two lakes. Based on these results, the spatial and temporary assessment of water quality was done with the aid of GIS technique.
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Year
- 2021
Author
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Saw Yu May
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)