Paper Title :Evaluation Of Mercury (HG) Level In Water From Watershed Of The Kowsar Dam
Author :Mohammad Hosein Hojati, Fardin Boustani
Article Citation :Mohammad Hosein Hojati ,Fardin Boustani ,
(2015 ) " Evaluation Of Mercury (HG) Level In Water From Watershed Of The Kowsar Dam " ,
International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJAMCE) ,
pp. 1-5,
Volume-2, Issue-3
Abstract : Among the inorganic contaminants of the river water, heavy metals are getting importance for their non-
degradable nature and often accumulate through tropic level causing a deleterious biological effect .The Kowsar dam
supply water for different usages such as drinking, industrial, agricultural and aquaculture farms usages and located next to
the city of Dehdashat in Kohgiluye and Boyerahmad province in southern Iran. There are some towns and villages on the
Kowsar dam watersheds, which Dehdasht and Choram are the most important and populated cities in this area. The study
was undertaken to assess the status of water quality in the urban areas of the Kowsar dam. A total of 28 water samples
were collected from 6 stations on surface water and 1 station from groundwater on the watershed of the Kowsar dam. All
the samples were analyzed for Hg concentration using standard procedures. The results were compared with other national
and international standards. Among the analyzed samples, as the maximum value of Hg (0.001 mg/L) was observed on the
station 5 at the Spring 2010, all the samples analyzed were within the maximum admissible limits by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, EU, WHO, New Zealand , Australian, Iranian, and the Indian standards. In general
results of the present study have shown that Hg mean values of stations No. 1 and 2 with 0.0009 and 0.0005mg/L
respectively are higher than the other stations. Although Hg level of all samples and stations have had normal values but
this is an indication of pollution potential and hazards because of human activity and waste water of towns in the areas,
which can effect on human health implications in future. This research, therefore, recommends the government and other
responsible authorities to take suitable improving measures in the Kowsar dam watersheds.
Keywords: Kowsar Dam, Drinking Water Quality, Mercury (Hg), Maximum Admissible Limit, World Health
Organization,
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-2, Issue-3
DOIONLINE NO - IJAMCE-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-2326
View Here
Copyright: © Institute of Research and Journals
|
|
| |
|
PDF |
| |
Viewed - 74 |
| |
Published on 2015-06-17 |
|