scholarly journals Regional Analysis on Decadal Variation in Aspects of Water Quality in Three Contrasting Coastal Systems of Ishikawa Coast, Japan

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
J. I. Agboola ◽  
A. E. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Regional Analysis ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Community Resource ◽  
Human Perturbation ◽  
Change Impact

This study examines drivers and trends of change in time and space in some coastal water quality parameters and management/cultural practices on the Ishikawa coast, Japan, between 1984 and 2009. Generally, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations varied significantly () across the three coastal compartments (Kanazawa area (KNA), Noto area (NTA), and Nanao area (NNA)), and pH and DO concentrations varied significantly () over the last three decades, suggesting that human perturbation within the last three decades varied along the coast and may be more relative than environmental change impact. Other water quality variables showed different spatial and temporal patterns and implications across the coastal compartments. Although there is a uniform approach to the development of water quality standards in Japan, these results suggest that setting stricter standards may be required by the prefectural government in collaboration with industry, stakeholders groups, and coastal community resource users.

Applying Probabilistic Water Quality Standards in River Basin Water Quality Optimization Models

1974 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
M. B. Bayer
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Quality Optimization ◽  
Basin Water ◽  
Do Concentration ◽  
Water Quality Models

Abstract This paper describes a method of applying probabilistic DO (dissolved oxygen) and BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) standards in river basin water quality models. Maximum likelihood estimators for the DO and BOD concentrations variances for each reach are used to obtain a lower bound for BOD so that the probability of violating specified DO and BOD standards is less than Θ per cent in any reach. These boundary values for DO and BOD concentrations are incorporated into a nonlinear water quality optimization model for finding the minimum cost set of wastewater treatment plant efficiencies required to meet DO and BOD standards. The method also provides the minimum DO concentration and the maximum BOD concentration which may be expected to occur 1-Θ of the time for any reach.

The Chao Phraya River Basin: water quality and anthropogenic influences

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1287-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuanchan Singkran ◽  
Pitchaya Anantawong ◽  
Naree Intharawichian ◽  
Karika Kunta
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Mouth ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
Coliform Bacteria ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Chao Phraya River

Abstract Land use influences and trends in water quality parameters were determined for the Chao Phraya River, Thailand. Dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) showed significant trends (R2 ≥ 0.5) across the year, while total phosphorus (TP) and faecal coliform bacteria (FCB) showed significant trends only in the wet season. DO increased, but BOD, NO3-N, and TP decreased, from the lower section (river kilometres (rkm) 7–58 from the river mouth) through the middle section (rkm 58–143) to the upper section (rkm 143–379) of the river. Lead and mercury showed weak/no trends (R2 < 0.5). Based on the river section, major land use groups were a combination of urban and built-up areas (43%) and aquaculture (21%) in the lower river basin, paddy fields (56%) and urban and built-up areas (21%) in the middle river basin, and paddy fields (44%) and other agricultural areas (34%) in the upper river basin. Most water quality and land use attributes had significantly positive or negative correlations (at P ≤ 0.05) among each other. The river was in crisis because of high FCB concentrations. Serious measures are suggested to manage FCB and relevant human activities in the river basin.

scholarly journals Cladoceran abundance in relation to water quality parameters of Chakki Talab, Bodhan, Telangana

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasudha Lingampally ◽  
V.R. Solanki ◽  
D. L. Anuradha ◽  
Sabita Raja
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Dissolved Solids ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Biological Oxygen Demand ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Total Hardness ◽  
One Year

In the present study an attempt has been made to evaluate water quality and related density of Cladocerans for a period of one year, October 2015 to September 2016. Water quality parameters such as temperature, PH, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, total alkalinity, total hardness, chlorides, phosphates, and nitrates are presented here to relate with the abundance of Cladocerans. The Cladoceran abundance reflects the eutrophic nature of the Chakki talab.

Ecological assessment of water quality for different water uses: the upstream sub-basin of the Dnieper and Desna rivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Strokal ◽  
◽  
A Kovpak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Agricultural Runoff ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Harmful Algae ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
The Status

Novelties of this study include a synthesis of water quality parameters for the upstream sub-basin of the Dnieper River. This upstream sub-basin includes the Desna River. The synthesis revels new insights on the sources of the water pollution and the status of the water quality for different purposes such as drinking, aquaculture and recreation. The main research objective was to identify the main sources of water pollution and how those sources could decrease the water quality. As a result of our analysis, we conclude the following. The levels of ammonium-nitrogen and nitrite-nitrogen in the Desna River (upstream sub-basin) are by 2-43 times and up to 53 times higher than the water quality thresholds, respectively. This poses a risk for recreational activities since too much nutrients often lead to blooms of harmful algae. We also find an increased level of biological oxygen demand in the river for drinking purposes. For aquaculture, decreased levels of dissolved oxygen are found. Climate change has an impact on water quality. For example, extreme floods caused by too much precipitation can bring pollutants to nearby waters. Monthly average temperature has increased by +2.7 degrees contributing to increased microbiological processes that could stimulate blooms of harmful algae. Main sources of water pollution are sewage discharges in cities, agricultural runoff and erosion activities after floods.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Water Quality of the Titas River Using NSF Water Quality Index

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Islam ◽  
T. Rasul ◽  
J. Bin Alam ◽  
M. A. Haque
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Water Quality Status ◽  
Quality Status

The Titas River, a trans-boundary river of Bangladesh flows almost the entire Brahmanbaria district, consumes a huge amount of sewage, agricultural discharges and runoff, waste produced from human excreta, discharges of two oil mills and contaminants from other minor sources. A study is conducted to find the water quality status of the river during the period from July 2008 to June 2009 and by using National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) water quality index, the probable use of this water is predicted. This work consists of laboratory tests for the evaluation of some water quality parameters of the Titas and to identify its probable use in various purposes. The results of the laboratory tests and NSF water quality index suggest that the water can be used for recreation, pisciculture and irrigation purposes but requires treatment before using for drinking.Keywords: Water pollution; Faecal coliform; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD).© 2011 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.doi:10.3329/jsr.v3i1.6170                 J. Sci. Res. 3 (1), 151-159 (2011)

scholarly journals Water quality assessments and metagenomic analysis of the polluted river Apatlaco, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz Breton-Deval ◽  
Katy Juárez ◽  
Alejandro Sánchez-Flores ◽  
Rosario Vera-Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Dissolved Solids ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Dissolved Solids ◽  
The People ◽  
Nitrite Nitrate

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to analyze the water quality parameters and bacterial diversity and thereby understand the effect of water quality on the microbial population structure in the river. The following parameters: total coliforms, chemical oxygen demand, harness, ammonium, nitrite, nitrate, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorus, total dissolved solids, and temperature were analyzing along 17 sampling points in the river. The worst levels of pollution were 510 mg/L chemical oxygen demand, 7 mg/L nitrite, 45 mg/L nitrate, 2 mg/L dissolved oxygen, and 756 mg/L of total dissolved solids. Whole metagenome shotgun sequencing was performed at 4 key points along the river (P1,P7,P10 and P17), the first point had clean water and the other points were polluted, as a result of this pollution, the structure of microbial communities along the river have changed. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the most representative phyla with a relative abundance of 57 and 43% respectively for P1, 82 and 15% for P7, 69 and 27% for P10 and 87 and 10% for the last point P17. P1 is rich in microorganism such as Limnohabitans a planktonic bacterium very common in freshwater ecosystems. However, in P7, P10 and P17 are rich in opportunistic pathogens such as Acinetobacter Arcobacter and Myroides that endangers the health of around 1.6 million people which live around the area. These results elucidate the influence of the pollution on the microbial community and the likely effects on the health of the people around.

scholarly journals Trend Of Water Quality Status In Kelantan River Downstream, Peninsular Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Arniza Fitri ◽  
Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud ◽  
Dian Pratiwi ◽  
Arlina Phelia ◽  
Farli Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Water Quality Status ◽  
Quality Status

The issues of freshwater pollutions and the high demand of clean freshwater for daily human activities have forced developing countries such as Malaysia to continuously monitor the quality of the freshwater. The present study objective is to present the trend of water quality status in the Kelantan River downstream, Peninsular Malaysia from 2005 to 2018. Water samples were collected during dry and monsoon seasons from a sampling station located at downstream of the Kelantan River. Water quality parameters such as temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) were measured in situ while other parameters were analysed in the laboratory based on retrieved water samples. Water quality status was determined based on National Water Quality Standard (NWQS) for River in Malaysia by calculating the water quality index (WQI) according to the concentration of six water quality parameters involving pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids (TSS) and Ammonia Nitrogen (AN). The results showed that Kelantan River had good water quality during the dry season classified in Class II at 2005. The water quality was found to be slightly lower during the monsoon season in year 2006. In addition, increasing the number of construction, human activities in the land use areas, land use changes and the sewage water from domestic, industrial, wet market and food outlets in the Kelantan State have declined the water quality in Kelantan River from Class II (in 2005) to Class III (in 2010 and 2011) and to become Class IV in 2017 to 2018. The results of the present study are expected to give valuable information for the water managers in order to deal with better strategies in controlling the quality of freshwater at the Kelantan River and minimize the incidence of pollution-oriented problems, thus the water can be utilized for various water uses with appropriate quality.

scholarly journals Efektifitas Kinerja Instalasi Pengolahan Air Limbah (IPAL) Industri Gula di Kabupaten Kediri dan Kabupaten Sidoarjo

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Erry Ika Rhofita ◽  
Aldentio Emir Russo
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Environment Regulation ◽  
Industry Wastewater

ABSTRACTWastewater from sugar industries has complex characteristics and depends on the production capacity. The main aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the waste water treatment processes (WWTP) of two sugar factories PG. Kediri and PG. Sidoarjo in reducing pH, BOD, COD, and TSS during year 2016 and 2017. Wastewater influents in both factories exceeded the water quality standards of Ministry of Environment Regulation Number 5 Year 2014. After treatments, water quality parameters of the effluents including pH, BOD, COD and TSS were significantly decreased. The effectiveness of the PG Kediri WWTP in reducing BOD, COD and TSS was 98.52%; 98.47% and 91.51% respectively. The effectiveness of PG Sidoarjo WWTP in reducing BOD, COD and TSS was 5-20% lower than that of PG. Kediri. Keywords: effectiveness performance, WWTP, sugar industry, wastewater  ABSTRAKLimbah cair yang dihasilkan oleh industri gula memiliki karakteristik yang kompleks dan bergantung pada kapasitas produksi. Pengolahan limbah cair dilakukan secara fisika dan biologi untuk mengurangi konsentrasi bahan pencemar yang menjadi permasalahan lingkungan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektifitas kinerja IPAL di PG. Kediri dan PG. Sidoarjo dalam menurunkan konsentrasi pH, BOD, COD dan TSS selama tahun 2016 dan 2017. Sebelum pengolahan air limbah memiliki konsentrasi tinggi melebihi ambang batas baku mutu air limbah yang ditetapkan oleh Peraturan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup RI No. 5 Tahun 2014. Setelah dilakukan pengolahan terjadi penurunan konsentrasi pH, BOD, COD, dan TSS secara signifikan yang diukur di bagian outlet IPAL. Besarnya efektifitas kinerja IPAL di PG Kediri dalam menurunkan konsentrasi BOD, COD, dan TSS sebesar 98,52%; 98,47%; dan 91,51%. Berbeda dengan nilai efektifitas kinerja IPAL di PG Sidoarjo yang lebih rendah 5 sampai 20% dari efektifitas PG. Kediri.Kata kunci: efektifitas kinerja, industri gula, IPAL, limbah cair

scholarly journals Multi-Scale Analysis of the Dependence of Water Quality on Land Use Using Linear and Mixed Models

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 2618
Author(s):  
Johann Alexander Vera Mercado ◽  
Bernard Engel
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Suspended Solids ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrate And Nitrite ◽  
Kjeldahl Nitrogen

Land use influences water quality in streams at different spatial scales and varies in time and space. Water quality has long been associated with agricultural and urban land uses in catchments. The effects of developed, forest, pasture, and agricultural land use on nitrogen, nitrate, and nitrite (NNN); total phosphorus (TP); total suspended solids (TSS); chemical oxygen demand (COD); dissolved oxygen (DO) and total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) concentrations and their sensitivity were quantified to spatial pattern differences. The linear mixed modeling framework was used to examine the importance of spatial extent on models with water quality parameters as the response variable and land use types as the predictor variable. The results indicated that land use categories on different water quality parameters were significant and dependent on the selected spatial scales. Land use exhibited a strong association with total phosphorus and total suspended solids for close reach distances. Phosphorus is not highly soluble, and it binds strongly to fine soil particles, which are transported by water via runoff. Nitrogen, nitrate, and nitrite, dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, and total Kjeldahl nitrogen concentrations were better predicted for further reach distances, such as 45 or 50 km, where the best model of nitrogen, nitrate, and nitrite is consistent with the high mobility of NO3−.

scholarly journals Identification of the Main Water Quality Parameters for Monitoring and Evaluating Watershed Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Pranatasari Dyah Susanti ◽  
Nining Wahyuningrum
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Phosphate Nitrate

Water quality is one of the crucial parameters in monitoring and evaluating watersheds. A large number of parameters causes the monitoring and evaluation of watershed performance to be less efficient and costly. This study aims to determine the main parameters as a method of simplifying water quality observation parameters by producing equations that can be used to predict the level of pollution of a non-point source pollutant (watershed). A sampling of surface water was carried out by purposive sampling at several outlets located in the Brantas and Upper Solo watersheds. The research parameters analysed were: TSS, TDS, BOD, COD, Phenol, Free Chlorineine, Sulfide, Arsenic, Fe, Pb, Phosphate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Detergent, Turbidity and E. Coli. The results of the analysis of water quality are used to calculate the value of the Pollution Index (PI) according to the Decree of the Minister of Environment No. 115 of 2003 and to determine the class of water quality standards that refer to Class III water quality standards, in Government Regulation No.82 of 2001. The analysis showed that all samples were at mild to moderate pollution levels, and did not meet class III water quality standards. Multiple regression analysis produced two equations, namely: Model 1: PI = 3.952 + 91.668 Phenol and Model 2: PI = 3.086 + 80.167 Phenol + 0.152 BOD, with R squared values of 53% and 69.9% with a confidence level of 0.005. Thus the prediction of pollution levels of similar watershed can be made only by using the two most influential parameters namely phenol and/or BOD alone.   

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