Marjorie V. Soriano,
Jechelle G. Cadion, Francine Jyla T. Dela Cruz, Mary Lovelen L. Tumampo, and Beatriz
E. Aspiras, from the different institute of the Philippines. wrote a
research article about, Physicochemical Assessment and Fish Identification in
Binday Dam, San Fabian, Pangasinan. entitled, Assessment of physicochemical
parameters with fish identification in selected water areas in Binday Dam, San
Fabian, Pangasinan. This research paper published by the Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES). an open access scholarly
research journal on Biodiversity. under the affiliation of the International
Network For Natural Sciences | INNSpub. an open access multidisciplinary
research journal publisher.
Abstract
The indiscriminate
discharge of sewage, industrial, and a variety of water from human activities
progressively alters and pollutes reservoir water. Investigation of the
physicochemical in the water of Binday dam showed a fluctuation of phosphate
during the months of October, November, and December. Similarly, low
temperature was recorded in the months of September and December and nitrite
increased during the month of December which failed to meet the Class C waters.
Dissolved Oxygen, pH, electrical conductivity, biochemical oxygen demand, and total dissolved solids meet
the standard measurement. Significant differences in physicochemical parameters
were recorded between upstream and downstream during the months of September,
October, November, and December except for DO, BOD, and EC. Fish
identifications are exclusively found in the upstream and downstream
namely, Oreochromis niloticus, Channa striata, Clarias gariepinus,
Yanica hyalosoma, Carangidae sp., Glossogobius sp., and Glossogobius
circumspectus classified as native species, and Sarotherodon
melatheron and Gambusia affinis classified as invasive species.
Fish distribution revealed that Carangidae sp. only thrives in the
upstream whereas Gambusia affinis are exclusively found in the
downstream.
Introduction
Water satisfies humans, communities, animals, and all biotics. It also serves to be the fundamental requirement to provide an essential advantage of services such as the production of electricity, manipulating floods, and production of water supplies (Jéquier & Constant, 2010). Water contributes to the restoration of a more natural flow regime in rivers, creeks, and wetlands as well as the maintenance of a healthy, productive, and resilient river system. Although the country has abundant water resources, usable water is becoming scarce due to contamination and its physicochemical factors partly responsible in maintaining water quality (Angagao et al., 2017).
Since most living species require water for survival, water quality analysis is vital in assessing its current state and may be used for the maintenance of dependable and safe water supplies, thereby reducing numerous potential health hazards associated with it. Primarily, water contamination may take effect in terms of fish deaths, major hazard diseases to its consumers, and the impact on other marine organisms (Environmental Protection Agency, 2021). Hence, water quality analysis can be used to determine the root causes of such contamination and alternatively formulate sustainable solutions for water source monitoring, community awareness, healthrelated problems, and effect to the economy (Son et al., 2020). In addition, evaluating water quality may also help secure the safety of multiple species, including humans and animals. Thus, it is essential to determine water composition to elucidate whether it is safe (Batil et al., 2012).
According to Bhateria and Jain (2016), it is necessary to test the water before using it for household, agricultural or industrial purposes. Notably, a variety of physicochemical parameters are used to efficiently assess water quality. These include physical parameters like water temperature, total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC) and chemical parameters like pH, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) dissolved oxygen (DO), phosphate and nitrite. These parameters have been understood to influence the rate of all chemical reactions in the established systems in aquatic environments.
The Binday dam is situated along the borders of several barangays in San Fabian, Pangasinan which includes Colisao, Ambalangan Dalin, Anonang, Santa Cruz, Casanfernandoan, and Bolanay. The Binday dam supplies water sources in different barangay such as Palapad, Anonang, Aramal and Mabilao, as well as to the municipality of San Jacinto and Manaoag. The areas are characterized by agricultural fields, residential and industrial domestic animals. Farming, fishing, and livestock are the common livelihood source of the people. The water from this dam is a tributary from another water system called the Bued River through a canal leading to the North side of the river as it flows in the direction of the sea from the mountains of Benguet (Lubrica, 2013).
The purpose of this study is to investigate the physicochemical characteristics of the water in Binday Dam, including temperature, pH, DO, BOD, TDS, EC, phosphate, and nitrite. Furthermore, this study aimed to identify and classify fishes in terms of their distribution status. Importantly, this research study will greatly benefit the community in terms of their ecological and agricultural purposes. Lastly, it will also provide data information regarding water quality in Binday dam.
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