Lecture - 4

Chemical properties of water and their influences

Dr. A.K.M. Rashidul Alam

 Chemical properties of water

Dissolved Oxygen and its sources

Carbon dioxide and its sources

pH

Buffer effect
Causes of reduction of Dissolved Oxygen in water
Effects of Chemical factors of water on aquatic biota
 Nutrients required for the growth of aquatic organisms

 N, P, K

 Elements sometimes required in large quantities

Silica and Diatoms

 Ca
 Mg
 Na & K
 S and Cl
 Fe
 Trace elements (Mn, Zn, Cu, Co, etc.)