‬‭Majallah-i ̒Ilmī-i Shīlāt-i Īrān (Jan 2018)

Investigation of water quality of the Kaj and Sendegan rivers for rainbow trout culture in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

  • M. Bagheri; P. Mansouri; M.A. Talebi; M. Karami; M. Farzan

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 5
pp. 83 – 92

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Water quality parameters of Kaj and Sendegan rivers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province were assessed for rainbow trout culture. For Kaj and Sendegan rivers, 6 and 5 sampling stations were selected, respectively. The water samples were collected once a month from May to October (2015) and were sent to laboratory for assessing: Nitrite, Ammonium, Soluble Phosphate, BOD5, COD, TSS, TDS, Cu, Zn, Hg, Cl-, organophosphate toxins, pH, Malachite green and EC. The Nitrite concentration in Sendegan River (0.106 mg/l) was equal to standard (p>0.05) and in Kaj River (0.079 mg/l) was lower than standard (p0.05) and in the last station of Sendegan River was 0.065 mg/l (p<0.05). The EC of Sendegan River (562 µs/cm) was higher than standard (p<0.0003). Other parameters in the both rivers, were lower than the standard (p<0.0001). Generally, water quality of Kaj and Sendegan rivers were not suitable for rainbow trout culture.

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