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Groundwater Pollution Sources Apportionment in the Ghaen Plain, Iran

International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018-01, Vol.15 (1), p.172 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright MDPI AG 2018 ;2018 by the authors. 2018 ;ISSN: 1660-4601 ;ISSN: 1661-7827 ;EISSN: 1660-4601 ;DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15010172 ;PMID: 29361791

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Title:
Groundwater Pollution Sources Apportionment in the Ghaen Plain, Iran
Author: Vesali Naseh, Mohammad Reza ; Noori, Roohollah ; Berndtsson, Ronny ; Adamowski, Jan ; Sadatipour, Elaheh
Subjects: Agricultural practices ; Agricultural production ; Anthropogenic factors ; Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin ; Calcium ; Calcium carbonate ; Civil engineering ; Clay ; Contamination ; Crops ; Drinking water ; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Health and Occupational Health ; Geology ; Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap ; Groundwater ; Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater pollution ; Groundwater quality ; Health ; Health risks ; Health Sciences ; Heavy metals ; Hydrology ; Hälsovetenskap ; Industrial pollution ; Intrusion ; Irrigation ; Laboratories ; Medical and Health Sciences ; Medicin och hälsovetenskap ; Mitigation ; Natural Sciences ; Naturvetenskap ; Nitrates ; Oceanografi, hydrologi och vattenresurser ; Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources ; Pollution ; Pollution sources ; Principal components analysis ; Quality assessment ; Ratios ; Regional analysis ; Saffron ; Saline water intrusion ; Salinization ; Salts ; Sodium ; Studies ; Total dissolved solids ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Water shortages ; Water supply ; Water wells
Is Part Of: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018-01, Vol.15 (1), p.172
Description: Although Iran's Ghaen Plain provides saffron to much of the world, no regional groundwater quality (GQ) assessment has yet been undertaken. Given the region's potential for saltwater intrusion and heavy metal contamination, it is important to assess the GQ and determine its main probable source of pollution (MPSP). Such knowledge would allow for informed mitigation or elimination of the potential adverse health effects of this groundwater through its use as drinking water, or indirectly as a result of the consumption of groundwater-irrigated crops. Total dissolved solids, sodium, and chloride in the water of the majority of 16 wells sampled within the region exceeded World Health Organization and Iranian permissible standards for drinking water. The groundwater proved to only be suitable for irrigating salt tolerant crops under good drainage conditions. Due to the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the water supply facilities, the water from all wells was deemed unsuitable for industrial purposes. Heavy metal pollution and contamination indices showed no groundwater contamination. Analysis of ionic ratios and the application of principal components analysis indicated the MPSP to be saltwater intrusion, with the geology subtending the plain, and to a lesser extent, anthropogenic activities. Reducing groundwater withdrawals, particularly those for agricultural production by using high performance irrigation methods could reduce saltwater intrusion and improve GQ in the Ghaen Plain.
Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI AG
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1660-4601
ISSN: 1661-7827
EISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15010172
PMID: 29361791
Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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Groundwater Pollution Sources Apportionment in the Ghaen Plain, Iran

Copyright MDPI AG 2018 ;2018 by the authors. 2018 ;ISSN: 1660-4601 ;ISSN: 1661-7827 ;EISSN: 1660-4601 ;DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15010172 ;PMID: 29361791

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