Macroscopic Analysis and Environmental Monitoring of Water Wells From Four Barangays in Tanauan City Using Allium Cepa Variety Aggregatum assay

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Water is one of the most important substances on earth. All plants and animals must have water to survive. If there was no water, there would be no life on earth. Groundwater is one of the sources where individuals get water for drinking and other uses. However, pollution is one of the serious threats to these sources. One of the common source of potable water during the early settlements would be water wells. The well water is drawn by a pump or using containers, such as buckets, that are raised by hand. With the rapid increase in population, urbanization, and industrialization, the quality of the Philippine waters is reduced especially in densely populated areas and region of industrial and agricultural activities. Discharges of domestic and industrial wastewater and agricultural run-off have caused extensive pollution of the receiving water-bodies. This consists of raw sewage, detergent, heavy metals, chemical products, oils, and even solid waste. And water wells are not spared from these pollutants.

METHODS

To serve the purpose of the study that is to determine the macroscopic analysis and environmental monitoring of water wells from four barangays in Tanauan City using Allium cepa variety aggregatum assay. A survey of the barangays with water wells was conducted. Four sampling stations (A) Laurel, (B) Ulango, (C) Pantay Matanda, and (D) Pantay Bata were selected based on the availability of water wells. Also, the experimental method of research is a fact-finding study with adequate and accurate interpretation of findings. The four barangays in Tanauan City that were used in this study namely Laurel, Ulango, Pantay Matanda and Pantay Bata all have water wells that were used for drinking, washing the dishes and clothes and for other utilities by the early settlers of the said barangays.

RESULTS

Based on the results, all of the variables have significant differences on the Use of Different Water Source in Growing roots of Allium cepa var aggregatum in terms of root number, root color, root length, and root turgescence.

DISCUSSIONS

Onion roots were harvested and analyzed after five days of cultivation. The observation was recorded according to the following parameters based on root number, root color, root length, and root turgescence.