Assessment of Pollution Contribution to River Waters from Effluents of Greenhouse Cultivation in the Upper Nam River Basin

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-271
Author(s):  
Seo Jin Ki ◽  
Sang-Ik Suh ◽  
Chun-Sik Lee
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
River Waters ◽  
Greenhouse Cultivation

Source of N-nitrosodimethylamine in river waters of the upper Tone River basin in Japan

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 2550-2557 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kosaka ◽  
K. Fukui ◽  
M. Asami ◽  
M. Akiba
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
The Other ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Sewage Effluent ◽  
River Waters ◽  
Industrial Discharge ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Kanto Region

The presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in the Hirose River and its tributaries, located in the upper Tone River basin, in the Kanto region of Japan, was investigated. NDMA was detected at high levels in the Arato River, one of the tributaries of the Hirose River, at high concentrations (up to 2,100 ng/L). Due to the confluence of the Arato River, NDMA concentration in the Hirose River increased (up to 61 ng/L). The NDMA in the Arato River was due to industrial discharge from a livestock processing plant located near the river. There were three discharges at the plant, with NDMA concentrations of 78, 11, and 33,000 ng/L. The industrial discharges from the livestock processing plant did not contain significant amounts of NDMA precursors on chloramination. On the other hand, sewage effluent was shown to contain NDMA precursors. The amounts of NDMA precursors in the sewage effluent that were rapidly transformed into NDMA were considered to be lower than those slowly transformed into NDMA.

scholarly journals Hydroecological monitoring of the quality of river waters of the Amudarya river basin in the territory of Uzbekistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
CHembarisov Elmir Ismailovich ◽  
Mirzakobulov ZHahongir Bahtiyarovich ◽  
Rahimova Matluba Naimovna ◽  
Rasulov Bahadyr Olim ◽  
Tillaeva Zarina Umarovna
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Irrigation Water Quality ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
River Waters ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Scientific Base

The article considers the problems of irrigation water quality in Central Asia through hydroecological monitoring. Practical and scientific recommendations for solving these problems are offered. There are noted the necessity of development of scientific base of researches on all aspects of water quality and protection of water resources; adoption of laws and administrative documents on protection of waters and improvement of their quality; performance of various engineering, technological actions. The hydroecological state of surface waters of large irrigated areas of the Amudarya river basin was studied for regieon: Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya, Khorezm and irrigated zones of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. It is noted that the process of salinization of irrigated lands is dangerous for the region. According to the calculations 50...55 million tons of various salts are came to irrigated annually fields. This is the reason for the deterioration of the hydrological state of irrigated agriculture in the region.

scholarly journals Microelement Structure of the Cherek-Bezengiysky River Water

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Caspian Sea ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Mountain Regions ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
River Waters

Urgency of the issues concerning studying water quality in mountain-glacial high-mountain regions of the Caucasus where the rivers feeding the Kabardino-Balkar Republic lowland parts originate has been highlighted. The Bezengiysky Canyon river waters have been investigated for Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Ni, Cr, and Cd content. The high-mountain glacial/mountain fed Cherek Bezengiysky River microelements’ concentration values have been compared from the source to the mouth both during winter low-water and glacial flood periods. It has been stated that river water microelements contamination in the high-mountain region is caused by natural geochemical and geo/morphological background and is connected with the microelements washing out mountain rocks. Earlier investigations have shown that the microelements concentration significantly drops in comparison with the upper reach when the river enters the lowlands. It was found that the Cherek Bezengiysky River waters under study in terms of Mn, Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni, Cu, and Ag content could be classified as clean water excluding Zn which made the water very polluted. Minimal, maximal and average values of the main ion and nitrogen-containing substances concentrations during winter low-water and glacial flood periods have been presented. The value of the conducted investigation is determined by the fact that the Cherek Bezengiysky River inflows to the Terek River and forms the Caspian Sea river basin.

scholarly journals Distribution of Mutagen Formation Potential in Nationwide River Waters in Japan and Relationship with General Water Quality or River Basin Characteristics

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiya KOMATSU ◽  
Yoshiaki MANABE ◽  
Shuji HIMENO ◽  
Arata HARADA ◽  
Michio MURAKAMI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Formation Potential ◽  
River Waters

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the River Waters’ Chemical Composition of the Ussury River Basin Russian Part

2013 ◽  
pp. 65-80
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Nitrate Nitrogen ◽  
Spatiotemporal Dynamics ◽  
Biogenic Elements ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Lower Reach ◽  
River Waters ◽  
Lake Khanka

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the Ussury river basin waters chemical composition has been considered. Reduction of the biogenic elements concentration and predominance of nitrate nitrogen in the mineral forms’ composition in water of upper and middle reaches of the Ussury river and increase of the nitrogen oxide forms content in water of left bank party in the lower reach of the river have been noted. The priority role of the Lake Khanka in the transfer of phosphorous to the Ussury River has been ascertained.

Spatial distribution characteristics and source identification of heavy metals in river waters of the Huaihe River Basin, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiqiang Yang ◽  
Yun Wan ◽  
Jingjing Li ◽  
Dawei Zou ◽  
Xin Leng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Huaihe River Basin ◽  
Huaihe River ◽  
River Waters ◽  
The Huaihe River

Rapid rates of industrialisation and urbanisation have led to heavy metal contamination of many rivers in China. Identification of the main sources of heavy metal contamination in river waters and description of their spatial distribution are essential for the control of river water pollution. In this study, water samples were collected from 218 sampling sites on rivers of the Huaihe River Basin during summer 2014. Fourteen heavy metals were detected (As, Ba, Co, Cr, Fe, Pb, Mn, Mo, Ni, Zn, Se, Sn, Sr and V). The concentrations of these heavy metals showed significant regional variation and the areas could be divided into four groups based on pollution levels: a pollution-free group (Group C), a low pollution group (Group D), a moderate pollution group (Group A), and a high pollution group (Group B). Pearson correlation coefficients verified the common sources of some of the heavy metals. Further analysis revealed that the release of effluents associated with mining, smelting, welding, fertilisers, pesticides and the chemical and electronics industries are the principal sources of heavy metal contamination in the waters of rivers of the Huaihe River Basin.

Risk assessment mapping of diseases caused by excess heavy metals in river water

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Fashchevskaia ◽  
Yury Motovilov
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
River Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Contamination ◽  
Urogenital System ◽  
River Waters ◽  
Hydrochemical Monitoring ◽  
Catchment Areas

<p>A medico-ecological research method is proposed based on the coupled spatial analysis of zones of excessive pollution of river waters with heavy metals (HM) in the basin of the Nizhnekamskoe Reservoir (catchment area of 186 000 km<sup>2</sup>) and data on the health status of the local population.</p><p>For the spatial analysis of the heavy metal cycle in the river basin (on its surface, in soil, ground and river waters), a physically based ECOMAG-HM model with a daily time step resolution was developed. The model consists of two main blocks: a hydrological submodel of runoff formation and a hydrochemical submodel of migration and transformation of HM in the river basin [1]. The model was calibrated and verified on the basis of long-term hydrometeorological and hydrochemical observations data at 34 hydrochemical monitoring sites. Maps of simulated mean annual HM concentrations in river water were constructed and areas with significant levels of HM contamination (copper, zinc, manganese) were identified, including catchment areas not covered by hydrochemical monitoring.</p><p>The population in the study region has notably higher morbidity rate in priority class diseases (of digestive system, urogenital system, blood and hemopoietic organs, as well as disorders related to immunity mechanism) than the average level in Russia. Occurrence of these diseases is mostly determined by the state of the environment and, even more, by the quality of drinking water and consumed biological products (fish). To analyze the influence of the river water contaminated with heavy metals on the health of the population the statistical data on general morbidity in the region had been previously analyzed separately for two age group: adult population and children under 14. The most relevant research object is child morbidity. Children permanently live in the area without being directly exposed to hazardous work conditions and have relatively healthy lifestyle which excludes the influence of additional harmful factors (overeating, smoking, alcohol consumption) that increase the risk of many diseases development.</p><p>The coupled spatial analysis of the population morbidity and the river water contamination maps shows that zones with high and excessive population morbidity rates are located mainly within the highlighted areas with increased concentration of HM in the river water. However, it does not seem possible at this point to separate the effects of man-made impact of air, contaminated with toxic emissions, water and locally produced food on the health of the population. Therefore, to obtain more accurate results within the next stage it is planned to conduct spatial statistical analysis of morbidity risk in separate groups of diseases, mostly determined by health effect of heavy metal water contamination.</p><p>1. Motovilov Yu.G., Fashchevskaya T.B., 2019. Simulation of spatially-distributed copper pollution in a large river basin using the ECOMAG-HM model. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 64 (6), 739-756. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2019.1596273</p><p> </p><p>This study was carried out under Governmental Assignment to the Water Problems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (subject no. 0147-2019-0001)</p>

scholarly journals Distribution of Anticancer Drugs in River Waters and Sediments of the Yodo River Basin, Japan

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Azuma
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Anticancer Drugs ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
River Waters ◽  
Wide Range

This article reviews the pollution status of anticancer drugs present in the Yodo River basin located in the Kansai district of Japan, covering both the soluble and insoluble (adsorbed on the river sediments and suspended solids) levels. Procedures ranging from sampling in the field and instrumental analytical methods to the data processing for mass balance estimation of the target basin are also described. All anticancer drugs concerned with this article were detected in sewage and river waters, where the presence of bicalutamide (BLT) was identified at considerably high concentrations (maximum 254 ng/L in the main stream, 151 ng/L in tributaries, and 1032 ng/L in sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents). In addition, sorption distribution coefficient (logKd) values showed a tendency to become higher in the silty sediments at Suita Bridge than in the sandy sediments at Hirakata Bridge; these trends were supported by the results of the laboratory-scale sorption experiment. STPs were concluded to be the main sources of the anticancer drug load in the river, and a mass flux evaluation revealed that the effect of attenuation in the river environment was small. The effectiveness of ozonation in the sewage treatment process for removal of these anticancer drugs was further confirmed. The present article should be of value for facilitating the environmental risk assessment of a wide range of drugs in a broader geographical area.

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