Table 1 Physico-chemical parameters of habitats with and without mosquito breeding
Parameters | Habitats with mosquito breeding (n = 26) | Habitats without mosquito breeding (n = 14) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | |
Temperature (°C) | 27–30 | 29.12 ± 1.24 | 27–31 | 29 ± 1.36 |
Turbidity (NT) | 0.1–2.3 | 0.61 ± 0.61 | 0.1–2.3 | 0.64 ± 0.57 |
TDS (mg/L) | 139–10,913 | 1558.76 ± 2820.86 | 134–5480 | 1304.14 ± 1554.23 |
EC (micromho/cm) | 198–15,590 | 2386.03 ± 4036.51 | 192–7830 | 1832.92 ± 2238.86 |
pH | 6.82–8.72 | 7.56 ± 0.5 | 6.6–8.25 | 6.6 ± 0.51 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L) | 60–760 | 202.15 ± 144.53 | 45–280 | 179.21 ± 72.13 |
Total hardness (mg/L) | 52–2800 | 399.34 ± 607.18 | 64–1020 | 352.71 ± 338.3 |
Nitrite (mg/L) | 0–1.21 | 0.11 ± 0.24 | 0–3.81 | 0.69 ± 1.33 |
Nitrate (mg/L) | 1–46 | 12.57 ± 13.62 | 1–52 | 19.14 ± 19.3 |
Chloride (mg/L) | 13–4800 | 552.5 ± 1247.98 | 11–2500 | 468.07 ± 700.93 |
Fluoride (mg/L) | 0–0.72 | 0.22 ± 0.18 | 0.01–0.62 | 0.22 ± 0.18 |
Sulfate (mg/L) | 1–310 | 55.46 ± 85.32 | 0–231 | 37.71 ± 67.86 |
Phosphate (mg/L) | 0–1.1 | 0.34 ± 0.29 | 0–1.51 | 0.48 ± 0.4 |
BOD (mg/L) | 1.5–30 | 6.22 ± 6.83 | 1–25 | 5.96 ± 6.64 |
DO (mg/L) | 1.5–20 | 4.13 ± 3.53 | 1.4–8 | 3.61 ± 1.94 |