Evaluation of water quality in the Kızılırmak River (Central Anatolian) using physicochemical parameters and process proposal for ımprovement in water quality - a case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 226-233
Author(s):  
Muhammed Kamil Öden
Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Mrozińska ◽  
Katarzyna Glińska-Lewczuk ◽  
Paweł Burandt ◽  
Szymon Kobus ◽  
Wojciech Gotkiewicz ◽  
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River restoration projects rely on environmental engineering solutions to improve the health of riparian ecosystems and restore their natural characteristics. The Kwacza River, the left tributary of the Słupia River in northern Poland, and the recipient of nutrients from an agriculturally used catchment area, was restored in 2007. The ecological status of the river’s biotope was improved with the use of various hydraulic structures, including palisades, groynes and stone islands, by protecting the banks with trunks, exposing a fragment of the river channel, and building a by-pass near a defunct culvert. The effects of restoration treatments were evaluated by comparing the physicochemical parameters of river water along the 2.5 km restored section between the source and the mouth to the Słupia, before restoration and 6 years after hydrotechnical treatments. A total of 18 physicochemical parameters were analyzed at 10 cross-sections along the river. The greatest changes were observed in the concentrations of NO3−-N and NH4+-N, which decreased by 70% and 50%, respectively. Dissolved oxygen concentration increased by 65%. Chloride values increased by 44%, and chlorophyll-a concentration increased by 30% after the project. The cut-off channel (by-pass), semi-palisades, and single groynes were the treatments that contributed most to water quality improvement. The results of this study indicate that river restoration projects can substantially reduce nitrogen pollution, which is particularly important in agricultural areas. Such measures can effectively reinstate natural conditions in river ecosystems. Hydrochemical monitoring is required to control the parameters of restored rivers.


Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Maria Oliveira ◽  
Margarida Antunes ◽  
Ana Carvalho

The quality of water is crucial for the qualification of river beaches. The Cávado River watershed (Northern Portugal) contains five river beaches with a regular and specific mandatory monitorization. The main subject of this research is the evaluation of spatial and temporal water microbiological and physicochemical parameters to assess the water quality improvement and consequently watershed management. The results of monitoring surface water, considering microbiological parameters from the five river beaches (2015/19), and physicochemical parameters from three water points along the Cávado River (2018/19) were considered. The river beaches located upstream of the town of Braga has an “excellent” and “good” quality, while the river beach located downstream shows a lower water quality. The physicochemical water results indicated that there is a progressive degradation of water quality from upstream to downstream of the river, which is associated with the influence of domestic and industrial activities. To improve water quality, continuous monitoring will be necessary, with the implementation of adequate awareness-raising programs and strategic water quality management by the population and local agents.


2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 70-72
Author(s):  
Cristina Roşu ◽  
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Ioana Piştea ◽  
Carmen Roba ◽  
Mihaela Mihu ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Mian Bilal Khalid ◽  
Hafsa Yasin ◽  
Abdul Nasir, ◽  
Ch Arslan

Author(s):  
Kamal N. M. A. N. M. ◽  
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Nasir N. F. ◽  
Abdul Patar M. A. ◽  
Seis M. F. ◽  
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