Tag Archives: water quality

Open storage of sub-soil river water leads to significant change in water quality

Reservoirs and dams are created for catering to the need of agriculture, industries, domestic etc as a continuous reliable source of water. Among other uses, power plant (PP) cooling water system (CWS) needs reliable and continuous supply

The groundwater quality assessment of Fars province, Iran

Groundwater is an important supplier of irrigation and drinking water, and it has a strong impact on rivers and aquatic ecosystems. In the developing countries like Iran, 80% of all diseases are directly related to poor drinking

Pollution may impair water, food, ecosystems, health and livelihoods

Trace/heavy metals are cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), uranium (U), and Zinc (Zn). Metals pollution can be caused by direct discharge of effluents from