Water Temperature Affecting Aquatic Organisms

Temperature is one of the water characteristic or more precisely one of the physical water parameters. Water temperature affects almost all other water quality parameters. It plays a key role in aquatic life and habitations. Thus, the fluctuation of temperature controls what aquatic kind will live and bloom in the water body. Water temperature can also affect “the metabolic rates and biological activity of aquatic organisms”. Therefore metabolic rates of aquatic organisms is directly proportional with the water temperature increment. As this will be obvious in respiration and digestive rate of the aquatic organisms which will result in increment in Dissolved Oxygen (DO) consumption. Whenever, (DO) falls below the acceptable limits for aquatic organisms, it will become stressed or tends to move to cooler or warmer water which will affect migrating routines. Furthermore, temperature fluctuation can affect aquatic plants throughout respiration and photosynthesis such as algae. Temperature here affects the …show more content…
Total solids (TS) are defined as the sum of the total dissolved solids (TDS) and total suspended solids (TSS) (including all organic and inorganic substance). TDS reflects the suitability of water for irrigation and drinking water as a high TDS value may result in a salty taste to the water. As it’s known that TDS level or concentration in groundwater are higher than surface water due to water “contact with the aquifer geologic material and more time to dissolve the rock and mineral materials”. TSS reflects the clarity of the water or also known as turbidity. High TSS can reduce visibility or light ability to pass through the water. Besides, high level of TSS will cause heat absorption by the suspended particles within water body and resulting warmer water that can hold less (DO). Also water with high TS levels can affect water/waste treatment process and raise the cost of the