scholarly journals Stream-water and groundwater quality in and near the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 2012-13

Author(s):  
Carol J. Becker
2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 3216-3220 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kim ◽  
H. Lee ◽  
Y. Lim ◽  
M. Jung ◽  
D. Kong

It is a well-known fact that baseflow discharge of rainfall runoff significantly impacts the quality of surface water. In this paper, the impact of nitrates discharged as baseflow on stream water quality were studied using PULSE, a hydrograph separation software developed by USGS, to calculate the monthly baseflow discharge. We took water quality and flow rate data from a monitoring station site (code: Ghapcehon2) in Daejeon city and acquired 2005 groundwater quality data in the watershed from government agencies. Agricultural and forestry land use are dominant in the area. The baseflow contributes 85%–95% of stream flows during the spring and fall, 25%–38% during the summer and winter. The monthly nitrate loading discharged as baseflow for Ghapcheon2 was estimated by using monitored nitrate concentrations of groundwater in the watershed. Nitrate loading induced by baseflow at Ghapcheon2 was estimated as 5.4 tons of NO3−-N/km2, which is about 60% of nitrate loading of surface water, or 9.2 tons of NO3−-N/km2. This study shows that groundwater quality monitoring is important for proper management of surface water quality.


Water Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Yong Lee ◽  
Jihye Cha ◽  
Maimoona Raza

Abstract In this study, the current state of groundwater development and use and groundwater quality has been examined based on official groundwater data collected from the Republic of Korea. The groundwater data indicate a steady increase in the number of groundwater wells and an increase in groundwater pumping. The well diameters also increase with increasing well depth, owing to the development of drilling technology. Although groundwater is predominantly used for agricultural and living purposes, the former has recently outnumbered the latter. According to the groundwater quality monitoring stations covering the entire country, the groundwater levels, dissolved oxygen, and oxidation–reduction potential decrease with a steady increase in the water temperature, pH, and electrical conductivity, indicating an aggravating groundwater environment in this region. The most concerning contaminants found are nitrate, ammonia, arsenic, zinc, toluene, xylene, chloroform, and fluoride. Thus, based on these observations, we propose three essential tasks for sustainable groundwater use: a paradigm shift in groundwater management, conjunctive use and integrated management of groundwater and stream water, and groundwater governance and data quality control.


Agronomie ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-276
Author(s):  
Daniela Businelli ◽  
Enrico Tombesi ◽  
Marco Trevisan

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-230
Author(s):  
Patil S.S Patil S.S ◽  
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Gandhe H.D Gandhe H.D ◽  
Ghorade I.B Ghorade I.B

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 4383-4393
Author(s):  
Osabuohien Idehen

This study takes a look into groundwater quality at Ugbor Dumpsite area using water quality index (WQI), 2-Dimensional (2-D) geophysical resistivity tomography and vertical electric sounding (VES).The geophysical resistivity methods employed revealed the depth to aquifer, the geoelectric layers being made up of lateritic topsoil, clayed sand and sand. Along the trasverse line in the third geoelectric layer of lateral distance of 76 m to 100 m is a very low resistivity of 0.9 to 13 m from a depth range o f about 3 to 25 m beneath the surface- indicating contamination. Water samples were collected and analyzed at the same site during the raining season and during the dry season. The value of water quality index during the raining season was 115.92 and during the dry season was 147.43. Since values at both seasons were more than 100, it implies that the water is contaminated to some extent and therefore poor for drinking purpose. The Water Quality Index was established from important analyses of biological and physico-chemical parameters with significant health importance. These values computed for dumpsite area at Ugbor were mostly contributed by the seasonal variations in the concentrations of some parameters, such as, conductivity, total dissolved solids, hardness, alkalinity, chlorides, nitrates, calcium,  phosphates, zinc, which showed significant differences (P<0.01 and P<0.05) in seasonal variation.


Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Ji ◽  
Jinlong Zhou ◽  
Yexin Gao ◽  
Qiao Li ◽  
Ruiliang Jia ◽  
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Data Series ◽  
10.3133/ds37 ◽  
1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Alexander ◽  
J.R. Slack ◽  
A.S. Ludtke ◽  
K.K. Fitzgerald ◽  
T.L. Schertz ◽  
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