A Limnological Assessment of Kasnazan Impoundment Water- Erbil, Iraq

Abstract

Abstract The assessment of physicochemical and biological conditions at five sites in Kasnazan impoundment water were conducted at monthly interval during August 2004 to February 2005, in order to know the degree of deterioration of water quality caused by anthropogenic activities in the area. Depending on statistical analysis water quality changes showed significant differences (P Generally, principal component analysis (PCA) showed that water quality was impacted by fertilizer and detergents.

Keywords

• limnological assessment
• kasnazan impoundmen
• principal component analysis (pca)
• fertilizer and detergents