<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/9997133" mdate="2014-01-20 00:00:00"> <author>Sisuwan Kaseamsawat and Sivapan Choo-In</author> <title>Surface Water Quality in Orchard Area, Amphawa District, Samut Songkram Province, Thailand</title> <pages>19 - 22</pages> <year>2014</year> <volume>8</volume> <number>1</number> <journal>International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997133</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/85</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>This study aimed to evaluated the surface water quality for agriculture and consumption in the Amphawa District. The surface water quality parameters in this study included water temperature, turbidity, conductivity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, BOD, nitrate, suspended solids, phosphorus, total dissolved solids (TDS), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd). The water samples were collected from small excavation, Lychee, Pomelo and Coconut orchards for 3 seasons from January to December 2011. The surface water quality from small excavation, Lychee, pomelo and coconut orchards were met the type III of surface water quality standard. The concentration of heavy metal and did not differ significantly at 0.05 level, except dissolved oxygen. The surface water was suitable for consumption by the usual sterile and generally improving water quality through the process before and was suitable for agriculture. </abstract> <index>Open Science Index 85, 2014</index> </article>