scholarly journals A Spatial Analysis to Define Data Requirements for Hydrological and Water Quality Models in Data-Limited Regions

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersilia D’Ambrosio ◽  
Anna De Girolamo ◽  
Marinella Spanò ◽  
Vera Corbelli ◽  
Gennaro Capasso ◽  
...  

The objective of the present work is a spatial analysis aimed at supporting hydrological and water quality model applications in the Canale d’Aiedda basin (Puglia, Italy), a data-limited area. The basin is part of the sensitive environmental area of Taranto that requires remediation of the soil, subsoil, surface water, and groundwater. A monitoring plan was defined to record the streamflow and water quality parameters needed for calibrating and validating models, and a database archived in a GIS environment was built, which includes climatic data, soil hydraulic parameters, groundwater data, surface water quality parameters, point-source parameters, and information on agricultural practices. Based on a one-year monitoring of activities, the average annual loads of N-NO3 and P-PO4 delivered to the Mar Piccolo amounted to about 42 t year−1, and 2 t year−1, respectively. Knowledge uncertainty in monthly load estimation was found to be up to 25% for N-NO3 and 40% for P-PO4. The contributions of point sources in terms of N-NO3 and P-PO4 were estimated at 45% and 77%, respectively. This study defines a procedure for supporting modelling activities at the basin scale for data-limited regions.

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 2045-2049
Author(s):  
Catalina Gabriela Gheorghe ◽  
Andreea Bondarev ◽  
Ion Onutu

Monitoring of environmental factors allows the achievement of some important objectives regarding water quality, forecasting, warning and intervention. The aim of this paper is to investigate water quality parameters in some potential pollutant sources from northern, southern and east-southern areas of Romania. Surface water quality data for some selected chemical parameters were collected and analyzed at different points from March to May 2017.


Ekoloji ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (82) ◽  
pp. 77-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Gultekin ◽  
Arzu Firat Ersoy ◽  
Esra Hatipoglu ◽  
Secil Celep

Hydrology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Q. Lateef ◽  
Abdul-Sahib T. Al-Madhhachi ◽  
Dawood E. Sachit

The present work illustrates the potential application of techniques of spatial analysis via geographic information systems (GIS) to categorize the distribution of temporal and spatial of water prediction characteristics to determine the water quality parameters of the Shatt Al-Arab River (SAA), southern Iraq. Eight main water quality parameters and three heavy metals were measured from December 2018 to October 2019. The total dissolved solids, chloride, sulfate, and total hardness were compared with previous data that were measured from 2014 to 2018 based on data availability. The geochemical characteristics were also investigated to analyze water quality parameters. The study was performed by selecting eleven stations according to the nature areas of SAA. Water samples were acquired from the eleven stations for four seasons (winter of 2018 through autumn of 2019). Results revealed that total dissolved solids ranged between 950 to 8500 mg/L, total hardness varied from 400 to 2394 mg/L as calcium carbonate (CaCO3), the sulfate ranged from 149 to 1602 mg/L, and chloride ranged from 330 to 3687 mg/L. The results showed that SAA had high salinity with a low hazard of sodicity. The SAA waters mainly fall below the Dolomite-Magnesite tie-lines which indicated the dissolution of carbonate rocks. This research also found that the study area confined from Al-Maqal station to Abu Flus port station where the salty marine water coming from the Arabian Gulf remains for longer periods. The SAA is not suitable for drinking and irrigation water according to Iraqi and World Health Organization (WHO) standards. This study suggested building a blocking dam downstream of the SAA to prevent salty water from coming back from Arabian Gulf.


2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 213-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Jian Chen ◽  
Jin Ling Jia

To implement the remote and real-time monitoring of surface water pollution, a design scheme of water quality monitoring system based on GPRS technology is put forward, which is composed of monitoring terminal, monitoring center and communication network. The various parameters of surface water are acquired using water quality detection sensor terminal and uploaded to the remote monitoring center via GPRS module by monitoring, and then the water quality parameters acquisition, processing and wireless transmission are realized. Water quality parameters are received through the internet network by the monitoring center, to realize its remote monitoring and management. According to the practice result, the system has materialized functions on GPRS service platform, such as real-time water quality parameters acquisition, procession, wireless transmission, remote monitoring and management, which is suitable for surface water pollution continuous monitoring and has the good application in the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 960-972
Author(s):  
M. F. Serder ◽  
M. S. Islam ◽  
M. R. Hasan ◽  
M. S. Yeasmin ◽  
M. G. Mostafa

Abstract The study aimed to assess the coastal surface water quality for irrigation purposes through the analysis of the water samples of some selected estuaries, rivers, and ponds. The analysis results showed that the mean value of typical water quality parameters like electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium (Na+), and chloride (Cl−) ions exceeded the permissible limit of the Department of Environment (DoE), Bangladesh 2010, and FAO, 1985 for the pre- and post-monsoon seasons. The Piper diagram indicated a Na-Cl water type, especially during the pre- and post-monsoon seasons. The water quality parameters in the areas showed a higher amount than the standard permissible limits, indicating that the quality is deteriorating. The water quality index values for domestic uses showed very poorly to unsuitable in most of the surface waters except pond water, especially during the pre- and post-monsoon periods. The surface water quality index for irrigation purpose usages was found to be high and/ or severely restricted (score: 0–55) during the pre- and post-monsoon seasons. The study observed that due to saline water intrusion, the water quality deterioration started from post-monsoon and reached its highest level during the pre-monsoon season, which gradually depreciates the water quality in coastal watersheds of Bangladesh.


Author(s):  
Ronald Muchini ◽  
Webster Gumindoga ◽  
Sydney Togarepi ◽  
Tarirai Pinias Masarira ◽  
Timothy Dube

Abstract. Zimbabwe's water resources are under pressure from both point and non-point sources of pollution hence the need for regular and synoptic assessment. In-situ and laboratory based methods of water quality monitoring are point based and do not provide a synoptic coverage of the lakes. This paper presents novel methods for retrieving water quality parameters in Chivero and Manyame lakes, Zimbabwe, from remotely sensed imagery. Remotely sensed derived water quality parameters are further validated using in-situ data. It also presents an application for automated retrieval of those parameters developed in VB6, as well as a web portal for disseminating the water quality information to relevant stakeholders. The web portal is developed, using Geoserver, open layers and HTML. Results show the spatial variation of water quality and an automated remote sensing and GIS system with a web front end to disseminate water quality information.


2021 ◽  
pp. 781-797
Author(s):  
Chidanand Patil ◽  
Sneha S. Bandekar ◽  
Sateesh Hosamane ◽  
Sanjeev Sangami ◽  
Amrut Adavimath

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Nghia Viet Nguyen ◽  
Hung Le Trinh ◽  

Despite high profits, the mining process often leads to negative effects on the quality of groundwater around the mining site. Due to the close relationship between the concentration of water quality parameters and spectral reflectance values of surface watẻ, optical remote sensing image has been used effectively in the world in assessing and monitoring surface water quality. This paper presents the results of determining some surface water quality parameters in the Tan Rai bauxite mining area (Lam Dong province) such as turbidity, water-transparency (Secchi depth), and surface temperature from Sentinel-2A and Landsat 8 images taken on January 29, 2019. The results obtained in this study show that the mining process has a great influence on the surface water quality in Tan Rai (Lam Dong), reflected in all three water quality parameters such as turbidity, Secchi depth, and water temperature.


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