Assessment of water pump’s corrosion scales and water quality of selected schemes in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Authors

  • Shams Ali Baig Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan image/svg+xml
  • Faheem Gul Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
  • Qaisar Mahmood Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
  • Sajid Hussain Shah Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
  • Malik Tahir Hayat Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Qasim Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
  • Muzaffar Ali Baig Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

Keywords:

Water quality, Corrosion scales, Characterization analysis, Public health, WHO standards

Abstract

In the present study, decades old water pump corrosion scales were characterized and some of the water quality parameters were assessed in Abbottabad city, Pakistan. Characterization results revealed the presence of Fe-O and Si-O-Si stretching vibrations in FTIR spectra and SEM images showed the granular and smooth interconnected compositions of magnetite, calcite and quartz, which were the major constituents of corrosion scales observed in elemental analysis. Water quality results demonstrated that all parameters including pH, alkalinity, TSS, TDS, Mg, Na, K, nitrate and phosphate were within WHO permissible limits except Fe. However, TSS values in the both schemes were significantly varied from each other at significance level of 0.05. Moreover, the recorded Fe concentration was found to be 0.92 and 1.091 mg/L in Mirpur and Cantt, respectively exceeding the standard level of 0.3 mg/L and could cause health consequences after prolong exposure.

Author Biographies

  • Shams Ali Baig, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
    Environmental Sciences
  • Faheem Gul, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

    Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

  • Qaisar Mahmood, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

    Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

  • Sajid Hussain Shah, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

    Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

  • Malik Tahir Hayat, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

    Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan

  • Muhammad Qasim, Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

    Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

  • Muzaffar Ali Baig, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

    Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

Downloads

Published

2017-12-31

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 2 (2017): Journal of Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Article in Press

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

How to Cite

Assessment of water pump’s corrosion scales and water quality of selected schemes in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (2017). Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 45(2). https://www.piche.org.pk/journal/index.php/jpiche/article/view/354