Monitoring water quality in Toronto's urban stormwater ponds: Assessing participation rates and data quality of water sampling by citizen scientists in the FreshWater Watch

Urban development, agricultural runoff and industrialization have contributed pollution loading on the environment. In this study Hemavathi river water from a stretch from its origin point to its sangama was studied for pollution load by determining parameters of water quality like pH, Alkalinity, Ca, Mg, Nitrate, TDS, BOD, COD , and the results were compared with WHO and BIS standards to draw final conclusion on the quality of water.

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Management and Status of Japanese Public Waters

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0395 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 23 (1-3) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Takeshi Goda

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Coastal Waters ◽

Industrial Wastewater ◽

Quality Standards ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Industrial Wastewaters ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Japanese Rivers ◽

Per Capita

The management and status of public water bodies in Japan is discussed. The environmental quality standards which have been set and the levels of compliance with these standards are shown. The water quality of Japanese rivers, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands and coastal waters is described, and eutrophication problems are mentioned. The effects of changes in population density and levels of recycling of industrial wastewaters on the quality of water bodies are discussed. Almost 75% of industrial wastewater is now recycled. Per capita availability of freshwater in Japan is comparatively low, and the construction of 530 dams, in addition to the 2393 dams already in operation, is planned. Irrigation effluents from paddy fields are a major factor which influences river water quality in Japan. The improvement of water quality using various methods is discussed.

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The use of mathematical modelling to analyse the process of mixing waters from different sources in water supply system

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20185900025 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. 00025

Author(s):

Agnieszka Szuster – Janiaczyk ◽

Rafał Brodziak ◽

Jędrzej Bylka

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Modeling ◽

Water Quality ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Supply System ◽

Network Control ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Water Mains ◽

Different Sources ◽

Mixing Water

One of the processes that significantly determines the quality of water to consumers is the process of mixing water from different sources in the water mains. Put to the network two or more chemically and biologically stable waters may result in the formation of water that will be deprived of these features. This article presents the german guidelines for analysing water quality for mixing waters from different sources, in various proportions. Then performed an analysis of utility the mathematical models,including quality criteria, for use in network control. An IT tool has been developed to manage selected water quality processes using mathematical modeling. The basis for implementing the tool was a network model created in Epanet integrated with the Matlab.

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Making Sense of Water Quality: Multispecies Encounters on the Mystic River

Worldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology ◽

10.1163/15685357-01702006 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 150-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Caterina Scaramelli

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Laboratory Data ◽

Quality Data ◽

Human Beings ◽

Water Lily ◽

Water Quality Data ◽

Water Flows ◽

Making Sense ◽

Quality Of Water

This paper takes water quality as an ethnographic subject. It looks at how water quality monitors in Boston make sense of the quality of water through mundane engagement with three non-human beings who they encounter during their monitoring activities: herring, bacteria and water lily. Each of these organisms suggests a different understanding of water quality for the monitors and poses a dilemma. Water quality monitors who contribute to the production of water quality data come to know water quality as through direct interactions with these beings, mediated by both sensorial experience and laboratory data. These experiences, at the same time, confuse and redraw relationships between science, water flows, non-human vitality, including that of invasive species, and people.

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Tap Water Quality: Seasonal User Surveys in Poland

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14133841 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (13) ◽

pp. 3841

Author(s):

Józef Ober ◽

Janusz Karwot

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

World Literature ◽

Mixed Methods Research ◽

Tap Water ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Subjective Perception ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Profit Analysis ◽

Tap Water Quality

Security of supply of water, which meets the quality parameters specified in applicable standards, is now the basis for the functioning of most societies. In addition to climatic, biological, chemical, and physical hazards, it is worth paying attention to consumers’ subjective perception of the quality of tap water supplied in the area of Poland. The article discusses various activities related to water resources management and analyses the results of an evaluation of selected quality parameters of tap water in Poland. A novelty on a European scale here is an examination of the evaluation of these parameters based on potential seasonal differences (spring, summer, autumn, winter). For the first time in the world literature, PROFIT analysis was used to evaluate selected parameters of tap water quality. The aim of the article was to present a model for the evaluation of the parameters of tap water supplied in different seasons of the year in Poland. Due to the complexity of the research aspects, a mixed-methods research procedure was used in which a literature review was combined with a survey and statistical analysis. For the purpose of the survey, an original survey questionnaire called “Survey of customer opinions on selected parameters of tap water supplied in Poland” was developed especially for this study. The conducted research confirmed the adopted hypothesis that the results of evaluation of selected tap water parameters vary depending on the period (spring, summer, autumn, winter) in Poland. The model developed by means of PROFIT analysis makes it possible to highlight to water suppliers the specific quality parameters in particular seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter), which may improve the quality of water supplied in Poland and thus, in the long-term perspective, increase the level of satisfaction of water recipients and confidence in drinking tap water in Poland.

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Water quality assessment and apportionment source of pollution from neighbouring rivers in the Tapeng Lagoon (Taiwan) using multivariate analysis: a case study

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2006.835 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 54 (11-12) ◽

pp. 47-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

S.-W. Liao ◽

J.-Y. Sheu ◽

J.-J. Chen ◽

C.-G. Lee

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Pollution Prevention ◽

Water Quality Assessment ◽

Stream Pollution ◽

Effect Factor ◽

Habitat Recovery ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Source Of Pollution

Factor analysis was conducted to explain the characteristics and variation in the quality of water during the disassembly of oyster frames and fishery boxes. The result shows that the most important latent factors in the Tapeng Lagoon are the ocean factor, the primary productivity factor, and the fishery pollution factor. Canonical discriminant analysis is applied to identify the source of pollution in neighbouring rivers outside the Tapeng Lagoon. The two constructed discriminant functions (CDFs) showed a marked contribution to all the discriminant variables, and that total nitrogen, algae, dissolved oxygen, and total phosphate combined in the nutrient effect factor. The recognition capacities in these two CDFs were 95.6% and 4.4%, respectively. The water quality in the Kaoping river most strongly affected the water quality in the Tapeng Lagoon. Disassembling the oyster frames and fishery boxes improved the water quality markedly. However, environmental topographic conditions indicate that strengthening stream pollution prevention and constructing another entrance to the ocean are the best approaches for improving the quality of water in the Tapeng Lagoon by reducing eutrophication. These approaches and results yield useful information concerning habitat recovery and water resource management.

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New Standards for the Chemical Quality of Water in Europe under the New Directive 2013/39/EU

Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law ◽

10.1163/18760104-01101002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 31-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Katharina Kern

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Surface Water ◽

Water Policy ◽

Quality Standards ◽

Priority Substances ◽

Chemical Quality ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Harmful Substances ◽

Watch List

Directive 2013/39/EU amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy was adopted on 12 August 2013. It revises crucial rules on determining the chemical quality of surface water in Europe (e.g. identification of new harmful substances, updating of environmental quality standards, introduction of a new “watch list” mechanism) and establishes new standards for the protection of water in Europe. This paper explores the legal and factual background to the new legislation on protecting water quality in Europe and takes a critical look at its most important provisions.

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A global scientific literature of research on water quality indices: trends, biases and future directions

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia ◽

10.1590/s2179-975x2014000300004 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 245-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Maria Tereza Ribeiro Alves ◽

Fabrício Barreto Teresa ◽

João Carlos Nabout

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Linear Models ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Information Criterion ◽

The United States ◽

Water Index ◽

Resource Managers ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Number Of Publications

AIM: Water quality has been the subject of many recent studies, moreover, the physical, chemical and biological parameters of water are used to investigate water quality and can be combined into a single index, the Water Quality Index (WQI), for use by water resource managers and the general public. The aim of this study was to use scientometrics to evaluate how water quality has been addressed in the international scientific literature. METHOD: For the quantitative analysis of the publications on WQI, we used the search database SCOPUS (http://www.scopus.com). The search was performed using the words "QUALIT* WATER* INDEX*" in papers published in all databases (through 2011). RESULTS: We found 554 articles that dealt with the use of WQI the number of publications has increased significantly over the last 20 years. India had the most studies, with 177 articles, followed by China, Brazil and the United States. These four countries together published 57% of studies on WQI. We generated 15 linear models to explain the number of publication by study sit (country). According to the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), the best model to explain the number of publications by country was the model that combined Sanitation and Public Supply. CONCLUSION: Finally, this paper presents the state of scientific literature on WQI and demonstrates the growing interest of the scientific community in this issue, which is certainly due to the importance of the quantity and quality of water for human supply, economics, health and the conservation of water resources.

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Water quality of the reservoirs used for irrigation in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná State, Brazil

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20150420 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 626-631

Author(s):

Tiago Miguel Jarek ◽

Jorge Luiz Moretti de Souza ◽

Nerilde Favaretto ◽

Lucimeris Ruaro

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Land Use ◽

Coliform Bacteria ◽

Environmental Preservation ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

Average Rainfall ◽

Agricultural Potential ◽

Thermotolerant Coliforms ◽

Type Of Land Use

ABSTRACT: Land use outside its agricultural potential and low vegetation cover in the watershed impair the quality of water used for irrigation and may contribute to the spread of pathogenic coliform bacteria. The objective of this study was to relate the quality of irrigation water with the intensity and type of land use and the rainfall in a vegetable-producing region of São José dos Pinhais, Paraná. Water samples were collected monthly in 2013 from two reservoirs and one preserved source. After collection, the samples were chilled in Styrofoam boxes and transported to the laboratory for analyses of the total and thermotolerant coliforms. Effect of land use was analyzed by probability estimation trees. High land use and weekly above average rainfall increased the probability of thermo tolerant coliforms exceeding the limit allowed under legislation. In regards to thermo tolerant coliforms in the analyzed period, the water from only one reservoir was in accordance with the legislation for the quality of water to irrigate vegetables that are consumed raw. Results of this study are an alert to the local government for the necessity of environmental preservation to maintain the water quality of the county.

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ANALISIS KUALITAS AIR TANAH AKIBAT PENGARUH SUNGAI KLAMPOK YANG TERCEMAR LIMBAH INDUSTRI DI KECAMATAN BERGAS SEMARANG JAWA TENGAH (Analysis of Groundwater Quality Due to Effect Klampok River that was Contaminated Industrial Waste in Bergas Semarang Central Java)

Jurnal Manusia dan Lingkungan ◽

10.22146/jml.39962 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Sepridawati Siregar ◽

Desi Kiswiranti

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Groundwater Quality ◽

River Water ◽

Industrial Wastewater ◽

The Body ◽

Water Sampling ◽

Central Java ◽

Groundwater Samples ◽

Quality Testing

AbstrakSungai Klampok mengalir melalui Kecamatan Bergas dan sekelilingnya terdapat beberapa industri sehingga mengakibatkan sungai tersebut tercemar karena menjadi badan penerima air limbah. Akibat penurunan kualitas air Sungai Klampok akan berimbas pada penurunan kualitas air tanah yang digunakan oleh penduduk sekitar sungai tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas air tanah yang berada di sekitar Sungai Klampok sebagai akibat adanya pengaruh beban pencemaran oleh air limbah industri berdasarkan Permenkes No. 416/MENKES/PER/IX/1990 tentang persyaratan kualitas air bersih. Lokasi pengambilan sampel air sungai dibagi menjadi 3 stasiun (LK1, LK2 dan LK3) sedangkan untuk sampel airtanah dari rumah-rumah penduduk dilakukan pada 6 titik yaitu 3 titik di daerah utara dari Sungai Klampok (U1,U2, U3) dan 3 titik di daerah selatan dari Sungai Klampok (S1,S2, S3). Pengambilan sampel dilakukan pada musim kemarau. Dari hasil uji kualitas air sungai, pencemaran yang terjadi pada air sungai Klampok masuk dalam kategori tercemar ringan-sedang. Sedangkan hasil uji kualitas air tanah masih berada di bawah baku mutu yang disyaratkan oleh Permenkes No. 416/MENKES/PER/IX/1990, sehingga penurunan kualitas air sungai Klampok tidak mempengaruhi kualitas air tanah di sekitar sungai tersebut. AbstractThe Klampok River flows through the Bergas Subdistrict and there are a number of industries around it, causing the river to become polluted because it becomes the body of the recipient of wastewater. As a result of the decline in the quality of the water in the Klampok River, it will impact on the quality of groundwater used by residents around the river. This study aims to determine the quality of groundwater around the Klampok River as a result of the influence of pollution load by industrial wastewater based on Permenkes No. 416 / MENKES / PER / IX / 1990 concerning requirements for clean water quality. The location of river water sampling is divided into 3 stations (LK1, LK2, and LK3) while for groundwater samples from residential houses is carried out at 6 points, namely 3 points in the northern area of Klampok River (U1, U2, U3) and 3 points in the area south of the Klampok River (S1, S2, S3). Sampling is done in the dry season. From the results of the test of river water quality, pollution that occurs in Klampok river water is categorized as mild-moderate polluted. While the results of groundwater quality testing are still below the quality standards required by Permenkes No. 416 / MENKES / PER / IX / 1990 so that the decline in the water quality of the Klampok river does not affect the quality of groundwater around the river.

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