Assessment of groundwater quality in the Garmez area (Southeastern Khuzestan province, SW Iran) for drinking and irrigation uses

Ehya, Farhad; Saeedi, Fatemeh

doi:10.1007/s13146-018-0481-7

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“…Higher MAR values can be toxic to water. [ 54 ] A high concentration of Mg 2+ in groundwater upsurges the alkalinity which decreases the productivity of crop and inhibits the infiltration capacity of the soil. [ 55 ] In this study, the MAR vaues of groundwater, in VRB, reflects Ca 2+ in low concentration along with Mg 2+ in high concentration.…”

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Human Health Risk of Central Gujarat, India

Siddha

Sahu

2020

CLEAN Soil Air Water

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The groundwater quality of Vishwamitri River Basin (VRB), Central Gujarat, is assessed to evaluate its competency to meet the agricultural and drinking standards, and to determine associated human-health risk by consumption of this groundwater, if any. The overall groundwater quality for drinking is expressed by water quality index. Various indices like sodium adsorption ratio, salinity hazard, soluble sodium percentage, magnesium adsorption ratio, and Kelly's ratio represent groundwater's agricultural suitability. A health risk assessment model is used to measure non-carcinogenic human health hazard. Results reveal that i) trace metals like lithium, manganese, molybdenum, strontium, thallium, vanadium and zinc are present in groundwater indicating contamination of groundwater by hazardous industrial and agricultural wastes; ii) groundwater of about 78% of VRB area is unsuitable for drinking; iii) positive values of Schoeller index of maximum groundwater samples indicate that ion exchange of Na + and K + with Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ is the dominant mechanism to control the quality of groundwater; iv) SAR values indicate high to very high salinity of groundwater and therefore, it is unsuitable for irrigation; and v) the health risk assessment model discloses that the risk of gastrointestinal disorder is higher in children than adults; and oral ingestion is more dangerous than dermal exposure.

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Human Health Risk of Central Gujarat, India

Siddha

Sahu

2020

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“…In this regard, the minimum pH values were observed mainly in southwestern parts of Iran, the country's hub for both industry (e.g., oil and gas) and agriculture (Figure 2B). The acidic nature of water in this area is a result of anthropogenic pollution sources, such as sewage disposal, extreme fertilizer‐use, and the infiltration of saline water that initiates the underlying geological weathering process (Ehya & Saeedi, 2019; Sangbari et al., 2018).…”

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Iran's Groundwater Hydrochemistry

Maghrebi¹,

Noori

Partani

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Earth and Space Science

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 Since Iran's groundwater hydrochemistry has not been well understood, we explored it using a rich, nationwide data sampled from 9,468 wells. Findings indicate the dominance of mix water type in 13 out of 30 of Iran's sub-basins, followed by NaCl water type in nine sub-basins. A distinctive relationship exists between Iran's geological-geomorphological features and hydrochemical facies/groundwater quality. This study's results can be used in the formulation of new strategies and policies for Iran's groundwater quality management in the future.

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“…The Gibbs diagram was used to establish the relationship between the water composition and the lithological characteristics of the aquifer (Ehya and Saeedi 2019;He et al 2018). Gibbs divided the corresponding controlling factors of groundwater into three types: evaporation dominance, rock dominance, and precipitation dominance (Gibbs 1970).…”

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Groundwater quality assessment using water quality indices and GIS technique with kriging interpolation in Maadher plain of Hodna, northern Algeria

Selmane

Dougha

Djerbouai

et al. 2022

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In a semi-arid region of Maadher, central Hodna (Algeria), groundwater is the main source for agricultural and domestic purposes. The quality of groundwater is strongly influenced by surrounding anthropogenic activities under the effect of climate change. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of groundwater and its suitability for use in irrigation and drinking using quality indices and to identify polluted wells using geographic information system (GIS) by the spatial interpolation method of Kriging. The results showed that all water samples contained high levels of calcium, chlorine and sulfate, as well as alarming concentrations of nitrate ions that exceed WHO standards. Piper's diagram indicated that the groundwater hydrochemical facies is a sulfate-chloride-nitrate-calcium combination (SO₄2−-Cl−-NO₃⁻- Ca2+ water type). According to the water quality indices, the classifications of WQIs are similar, the majority of samples are in the poor water category and just over 10% of all samples are in the very poor water category, and less than 10% of the samples represent the good to excellent quality category. Irrigation water indices indicate that all samples are acceptable. Water quality maps generated using ordinary Kriging method show that high concentrations of salinization parameters (Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+, SO₄2− and Cl−) were found north of the Maadher zone and decrease as we move south; except for bicarbonate and nitrate which were high in the center of the zone, near the Wadi Bousaada depression. The study revealed that groundwater quality has been affected by anthropogenic activities represented by excessive agricultural practices and inflows from Wadi Bousaada. The groundwater saturation index was calculated to know the origin of the mineralization and the chemical processes that occur in the aquifer.

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Assessment of groundwater quality in the Garmez area (Southeastern Khuzestan province, SW Iran) for drinking and irrigation uses

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Human Health Risk of Central Gujarat, India

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Human Health Risk of Central Gujarat, India

Iran's Groundwater Hydrochemistry

Groundwater quality assessment using water quality indices and GIS technique with kriging interpolation in Maadher plain of Hodna, northern Algeria

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