scholarly journals Water quality and ecology of the River Lee: mass balance and a review of temporal and spatial data

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 636-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Snook ◽  
P. G. Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Point Source ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Nutrient Enrichment ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Organic Substances ◽  
Aquatic Fauna ◽  
Environmental Quality Standards

Abstract. A regional overview of the water quality and ecology of the River Lee catchment is presented. Specifically, data describing the chemical, microbiological and macrobiological water quality and fisheries communities have been analysed, based on a division into river, sewage treatment works, fish-farm, lake and industrial samples. Nutrient enrichment and the highest concentrations of metals and micro-organics were found in the urbanised, lower reaches of the Lee and in the Lee Navigation. Average annual concentrations of metals were generally within environmental quality standards although, on many occasions, concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead, mercury and zinc were in excess of the standards. Various organic substances (used as herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, chlorination by-products and industrial solvents) were widely detected in the Lee system. Concentrations of ten micro-organic substances were observed in excess of their environmental quality standards, though not in terms of annual averages. Sewage treatment works were the principal point source input of nutrients, metals and micro-organic determinands to the catchment. Diffuse nitrogen sources contributed approximately 60% and 27% of the in-stream load in the upper and lower Lee respectively, whereas approximately 60% and 20% of the in-stream phosphorus load was derived from diffuse sources in the upper and lower Lee. For metals, the most significant source was the urban runoff from North London. In reaches less affected by effluent discharges, diffuse runoff from urban and agricultural areas dominated trends. High microbiological content, observed in the River Lee particularly in urbanised reaches, was far in excess of the EC Bathing Water Directive standards. Water quality issues and degraded habitat in the lower reaches of the Lee has led to impoverished aquatic fauna but, within the mid-catchment reaches and upper agricultural tributaries, less nutrient enrichment and channel alteration has permitted more diverse aquatic fauna. Keywords: River Lee, River Thames, water quality, nutrients, metals, ecology, hydrology, diffuse and point source pollution

Upgrading Vienna's wastewater treatment plant – linking point source emissions to Environmental Quality Standards

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 1290-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Gabriel ◽  
Katerina Ruzicka ◽  
Norbert Kreuzinger
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Point Source ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Waste Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Mixing Processes ◽  
Environmental Quality Standards

The new water quality protection approach of the EU combines the control of emissions with instream Environmental Quality Standards (=EQS). Since 1 April 2006 and actually relevant in the version of 2010 in Austria, priority substances from list A of the EUROPEAN DIERECTIVE 76/464 and further EQS of relevant chemical substances (list B), identified by a national risk assessment, have to be reached to achieve a good ecological state in the surface water (Edict for Water Quality Standards, 2006; changes to the Edict for Water Quality Standards 2010). The practical assessment of these substances after point source emissions is prescribed in the Edict, but rarely carried out. In this paper, two substances, namely: (1) ammonium (list B); and (2) nonylphenol, an endocrine disrupting compound (list A) are presented to discuss: (i) the improvement of treatment efficiency due to the upgrade of a large Waste Water Treatment Plant (=WWTP); (ii) the relevance of mixing processes and modelling as a method to control EQS after point source emissions; and (iii) the improvement of water quality in the ambient surface waters. It is shown that the improved treatment in the case of nonylphenol leads to emission values which fall below the EQS, making an assessment unnecessary. In the case of ammonium emission, values are significantly reduced and violation of EQS is avoided, while mixing modelling is shown to be a suitable instrument to address the resulting instream concentrations at different border conditions.

scholarly journals Analisis Kualitas Air Di Lahan Reklamasi Pertambangan Nikel Desa Mohoni, Petasia Timur, Morowali Utara

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
FX Anjar Tri Laksono ◽  
Indra Permanajati ◽  
Rahmat Mualim
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Environmental Quality Standards ◽  
Test Parameters ◽  
Nickel Mining ◽  
Quality Water ◽  
Reclamation Area

In Mohoni Village, East Petasia District, North Morowali Regency there are nickel mining activities that are carried out by PT. Asiamax Mining Indonesia. Several locations were mine out status. Hence, reclamation programs are made to improve environmental conditions before mining. One of these stages is water quality tests to ensure that the reclamation area is worthy to be a habitat for animals and plants. The purpose of this study is to find out the water quality in the reclamation area of the ex-nickel mining in Mohoni Village. The storet method is used to analyze water quality whose test parameters include pH, total suspanded solid (TSS), concentrations of copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), chromium valence 6, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and cobalt (Co) once every three months for a year.The quality water check results are compared with the environmental quality standards in accordance with law number 32 of 2009. Based on the average monitoring results show that the water quality is classified as moderately polluted. The conclusion from this study is that reclamation land might be not used as habitat for animals and plants because the availability of water is not suitable for consumption

scholarly journals Sustainable River Water Quality Management in Malaysia

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al-Mamun ◽  
Zaki Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Point Source ◽  
River Water ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
River Water Quality ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Water Quality Standards

Ecological status of Malaysia is not as bad as many other developing nations in the world. However, despite the enforcement of the Environmental Quality Act (EQA) in 1974, the water quality of Malaysian inland water (especially rivers) is following deteriorating trend. The rivers are mainly polluted due to the point and non-point pollution sources. Point sources are monitored and controlled by the Department of Environment (DOE), whereas a significant amount of pollutants is contributed by untreated sullage and storm runoff. Nevertheless, it is not too late to take some bold steps for the effective control of non-point source pollution and untreated sullage discharge, which play significant roles on the status of the rivers. This paper reviews the existing procedures and guidelines related to protection of the river water quality in Malaysia.  There is a good possibility that the sewage and effluent discharge limits in the Environmental Quality Act (EQA) may pose hindrance against achieving good quality water in the rivers as required by the National Water Quality Standards (NWQS). For instance, Ammoniacal Nitrogen (NH3-N) is identified as one of the main pollutants to render many of the rivers polluted but it was not considered in the EQA as a monitoring parameter until the new regulations published in 2009.  Surprisingly, the new regulation for sewage and industrial effluent limits set allowable NH3-N concentration quite high (5 mg/L), which may result in low Water Quality Index (WQI) values for the river water. The water environment is a dynamic system. Periodical review of the monitoring requirements, detecting emerging pollutants in sewage, effluent and runoff, and proper revision of water quality standards are necessary for the management of sustainable water resources in the country. ABSTRAK: Satus ekologi Malaysia tidak seburuk kebanyakan negara membangun lain di dunia. Walaupun Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar (EQA) dikuatkuasakan pada tahun 1974, kualiti air di pedalaman Malaysia (terutama sungai) semakin merosot. Kebanyakan sungai tercemar akibat pencemaran di punca sumber air dan pencemaran di bukan punca sumber air. Punca sumber air dipantau dan dikawal oleh Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS), tetapi sejumlah besar pencemaran adalah sisa yang tidak dirawat dan air larian ribut. Walau bagaimanapun, ia tidak terlambat untuk mengambil beberapa langkah berani untuk mengawal pencemaran di punca sumber air dan sisa tidak dirawat kerana langkah ini memainkan peranan penting bagi kebersihan sungai. Kertas kerja ini mengkaji prosedur dan garis panduan sedia ada berkaitan perlindungan kualiti air sungai di Malaysia. Ada kemungkinan bahawa had kumbahan dan pelepasan efluen dalam Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar (EQA) boleh menimbulkan halangan terhadap mencapai kualiti air yang baik di dalam sungai seperti yang dikehendaki oleh Piawaian Kualiti Kebangsaan Air (NWQS). Sebagai contoh, Ammoniakal Nitrogen (NH3-N) dikenal pasti sebagai salah satu bahan pencemar utama yang menyebabkan banyak sungai tercemar tetapi ia tidak dianggap sebagai parameter pemantauan dalam EQA hingga peraturan baru diterbitkan pada tahun 2009. Yang menghairankan, peraturan baru menetapkan had efluen perindustrian dan kumbahan dibenarkan pada kepekatan NH3-N yang agak tinggi (5 mg / l), dan ini mungkin menyebabkan nilai Indeks Kualiti Air (WQI) sungai rendah. Persekitaran air adalah sistem dinamik. Menjalankan semakan berkala mengenai syarat pemantauan, mengesan bahan pencemaran di dalam kumbahan, efluen dan aliran, dan semakan piawaian kualiti air yang wajar adalah perlu bagi pengurusan sumber air lestari di negara ini. KEYWORDS:Environmental Quality Act (EQA; point source (PS); non-point source (NPS); sustainable uses; Water Quality Index (WQI)

Study on a Landscape-Designed Ecological Barrier for Remediation of Micro-Polluted Water

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 3941-3944
Author(s):  
Xiao Qiang Chen ◽  
He Li Wang ◽  
Xiao Jing Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Environmental Quality Standards ◽  
Ecological Barrier ◽  
Landscape Water ◽  
New Type

As the lake water of Yuyuantan Park of Beijing has became micro-polluted water after the cycles of social landscape and the micro-polluted water run into the Kunyu River, the research adopts a method of manual simulation to treatment the micro-polluted water with a new-type of compound pattern we call landscape-designed ecological barrier which consists of ecological pond and constructed wetland . In order to weak the adverse effects of micro-polluted water on natural water, this new-type of compound pattern forms a landscape-designed ecological barrier. After 5 months experiment, results show that the landscape-designed ecological barrier has a better removal of pollutants. The removal rates of COD, TN and TP respectively reached 65.2% ~ 73.6%, 62.5% ~ 66.0% and 70.0% ~ 80.0%. And the effluent quality can reach III - IV water-quality of environmental quality standards for surface water(GB3838-2002). In Autumn, the concentration of CODCr, TN and TP in effluent sustain at IV water-quality of environmental quality standards for surface water(GB3838-2002), and at the same time create artificial landscape water with environmental aesthetic and ornamental value, bring the benefit of water resources as well as positive ecological environment effects into full play synthetically.

Assessment of the Water Quality Status for the Jinshan Lake in Zhen Jiang

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 1698-1702
Author(s):  
Zhi Gang Chen ◽  
Jun Jing Chen ◽  
Han Xiang Chen ◽  
Qing Jie Xie
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Total Nitrogen ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Environmental Quality Standards ◽  
Water Quality Status

The water quality of the Jinshan Lake in Zhen Jiang city were evaluated mainly on the basis of forty samples collected from four locations.The purposes of the study were to assess the levels of parameters associated with the demands of the functions of the water body and to compare them with Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water. Water quality parameters included pH, Temperature, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (CODMn), permanganate index, Total Nitrogen (TN), Total Phosphorus (TP), and NH3-N were analyzed. These water quality parameters were surveyed in 2012 on a monthly basis.Most of them met the Class Ⅲ level of Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water excepting the Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus.The results show that the phenomenon of eutrophication existed in the the Jinshan Lake in 2012.

scholarly journals Efektivitas pengolahan limbah cair hotel dan implementasi keputusan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup nomor 52/menlh/10/1995 tentang baku mutu limbah cair bagi kegiatan hotel di Kota Pekanbaru

Jurnal Zona ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Syafri Boy ◽  
Aras Mulyadi ◽  
Sukendi Sukendi
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Sample ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Water Quality Standard ◽  
Environmental Quality Standards ◽  
Waste Water Sample ◽  
The City

This research aims to determine the effectiveness of the treatment of waste water hotel and see Implemantation Decree of the Minister of Environment No.52/MENLH/10/1995 concerning the Waste water Quality Hotel by five-star hotel in the city of Pekanbaru. The method used in this research is the survey and interview. Based on the analysis we found that the rate of decrease in the content of pollutants in the waste water hotel in reducing the content of pollutants in the waste water for parameters BOD, COD, TSS and pH respectively 72%, 75%, 25% and 16%. IPL Cability levels in the lower levels of waste water sample parameters for the parameters BOD, COD, TSS and pH respectively 60.0%, 30.0%, 50.0% and 87.5%. IPLC analysis results in Pekanbaru compared with the Waste water Quality Standard Hotel, pollutant levels are still above the environmental quality standards.

What Advantages Can Be Expected from the Acceptance of Variable Quality Standards for Sewage Treatment Effluents?

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 249-251
Author(s):  
Jacques Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Economical Benefit ◽  
Quality Objective ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Variable Quality

The flow and the water quality of the rivers vary throughout the year. Very frequently the environment protection authorities set up a quality objective for the river water and this mini mum quality level is constant. So, it wou1d seem possible to accept variable quality standards for plant effluents. A first approach of the problem,by a small French task group,based on three actual cases leads to the provisory conclusion that such a regulation is suitable and presents economical benefit only in some very limit ed cases.

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