Assessment of Shahriar Dam Catchment Water Quality for Irrigation and Domestic Purposes: Using Chemical Indices and GIS mapping, Mianeh area, South- East Azarbaijan Province

Authors

1 Department of Geology, Shahid Behshti University,Tehran

2 East Azarbaijan Regional Water Authority, Department of Groundwater Studies

Abstract

      In this study , 13 samples from rivers of  Shariar  dam basin in order to assess its suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes were studied . In this way, an attempt has been made for the first time in order to determine spatial distribution of groundwater quality parameters and to identify places with the best quality for drinking and agricultural use within the study area based on:( 1 ) an integrated analysis of physicochemical parameters , ( 2 ) use of GIS and ( 3 ) water quality index  calculation. Physico-chemical results were compared with the standard values recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the standard institutions of Iran (ISI), Turkey (TSE) and India (ISI) to assess the current quality of water for drinking and sanitation. Using GIS contouring methods, spatial distribution maps of water quality for drinking and irrigation purposes according to Schuler and wilcox  is created respectively. In order to obtain the spatial distribution of water quality parameters , An interpolation techniques, ordinary Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW), were used . Analysis of spatial patterns of water quality in the study area indicate that the southern part of  the study area has many limitations for different uses ( drinking , irrigation and industry), due to water passing through evaporative formations. But in central parts and northern regions water quality is acceptable and can be used with some care .
 

Keywords

References

امیری، و.، نخعی، م .، سهرابی، ن .، 1392. ارزیابی کیفیت آب زیرزمینی بر اساس آنتروپی وزن دار شاخص کیفیت آب، فصلنامه زمین شناسی کاربردی پیشرفته، شماره 7، صفحه 31- 39.
حسینخانی، ح.، 1390. رسوبشناسی حوضه آبریزسدشهریار ( استور) میانه و نقش لیتولوژی در میزان بار فرسایشی آن، پایان نامه کارشناسی ارشد، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، 220 ص.
موسسه استاندارد و تحقیقات صنعتی ایران، 1376. " ویژگی‌های آب آشامیدنی " استاندارد شماره 1053، چاپ‌های چهارم و پنجم، کمیسیون استاندارد آب‌های آشامیدنی.
نخعی، م.، ودیعتی، م.، 1391. کاربرد مدل استنتاج فازی در ارزیابی کیفیت آب قنات جهت مصارف شرب و کشاورزی ( مطالعه موردی : استان تهران)، فصلنامه زمین شناسی کاربردی پیشرفته، شماره 6، صفحه 44- 52.
Aghazadeh, N.andMogaddam, A. A., 2010. Assessment of groundwater Quality and its Suitability for Drinking and Agricultural Uses in the Oshnavieh Area, Northwest of Iran.Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. (1) : 30-40.
Ahn H, Chon H., 1999. Assessment of groundwater contamination using geographic information systems. Environmental Geochemistry Health, Vol.(21) : 273-289.
Avvannavar, S.M. and  Shrihari, S., 2008. Evaluation of water quality index for drinking purposes for river Netravathi, Mangalore, South India.Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,Vol.(143) : 279-290.
Bahar, M.M. and Reza, M.S., 2010. Hydrochemical characteristics and quality assessment of shallow groundwater in a coastal area of Southwest Bangladesh.Environmental Earth Science, Vol.(61) : 1065-1073.
Balakrishnan, P. Abdul Saleem and Mallikarjun, N. D., 2011. Groundwater quality mapping using geographic information system (GIS): A case study of Gulbarga City, Karnataka, India. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol.(5) : 1069-1084.
Bernstein, I., 1975. Effects of salinity and sodicity on plant growth. Ann. Rev. Phytopathol., Vol.(13) :295-312.
Borgarello, F., Serpont, N., Torcini, S., Minero, C. and Pelizzetti, E., 1986.  Separation of inorganic anions by unsuppressed ion chromatograph, AnalyticaChimicaActc, Vol.(188) : 317-319.
Burrough, P.A. McDonnell, R.A., 1998. Principles of Geographical Information Systems Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 333.
California Fertilizer Committee, 1975.Western Fertilizer Hand-Book. The Interstate Printers and Publishers Inc. Danville, IIinois.
Ducci, D., 1999. GIS techniques for mapping groundwater contamination risk.Natural Hazards, Vol.(20) : 279–294.
Durfer CN, Baker F., 1964. Public water supplies of the 10 larger city in the U.S. Geological Survey. Water Supply, p. 364.
Eaton, F.M., 1950. Significance of carbonate in Irrigation waters. Soil Science., Vol.(67) : 128-133.
Ferry, L.T. Akihiko, K. and Mohammed Aslam, M.A., 2003.A Conceptual Database Design for Hydrology Using GIS.In the Proceedings of Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources, Japan, Kyoto.
Fetter, C. W., 1999.Contaminant hydrogeology. USA: Prentice Hall. p. 500.
Fytianos, K., &Christophoridis, C., 2004. Nitrate, arsenic and chloride pollution of drinking water in Northern Greece: Elaboration by applying GIS. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol.(93) : 55–67.
Gueddari, M. and Rachida, B., 2011. Use of Geographical Information System and Water Quality Index to Assess Groundwater Quality in El Khairat Deep Aquifer (Enfidha, Tunisian Sahel), Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment,  Vol.(2) : 133-144.
Han G., and Liu C., 2003. Water geochemistry controlled by carbonate dissolution: a study of the river water draining Karst-dominated terrain, Guizhou China. Che geology, 204: 1-21. 5-Han G., Tang Y., and Xu Z. 2010. Fluvial geochemistry of rivers draining Karst terrain in southwest China.Journal of Asian earth sciences, Vol.(38) : 65-75.
Han, D. Liang, X. Jin, M. Currell, MJ. Han, Y. and  Song X., 2009. Hydrogeochemical indicators of groundwater flow systems in the Yangwu River Alluvial Fan, Xinzhou Basin, Shanxi, China. Environment  Management, Vol.(44) : 243–255
Health Canada, 1979.Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality - Hardness. Ottawa, Canada: Health Canada.
Health Canada, 1991.Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality - Total Dissolved Solids. Ottawa, Canada: Health Canada.
Indian Standards Institution, 1991.Indian standard Specification for drinking water, IS 10500.
Ishaku, J.M., 2011. Assessment of groundwater quality index for Jimeta-Yola area, Northeastern Nigeria.Journal of Geology and Mining Research, Vol.(3) : 219-231.
Jain CK, Kumar CP, Sharma MK., 2003. Ground water qualities of Ghataprabha command Area, Karnataka. Indian J. Environ. Ecoplan, Vol.(7) : 251-262. 
Khan, F., Husain, T.and  Lumb, A., 2003. Water quality evaluation and trend analysis in selected watersheds of the Atlantic Region of Canada.Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol.(88) : 221-242.
Lang C., Liu C., and Zhao Z., 2006. Geochemistry of Surface and ground water in Guiyang, China: Water/Rock interaction and Pollution in Karst hydrological system. Applied Geochemistry, Vol.(21) :88-115.
Li S., and Zhang Q., 2008. Geochemistry of the Han river basin China,1: Spatial distribution of major ion compositions and their controlling factors. Applied geochemistry, Vol.(23) : 3535-3544.
Mandel, S. and Shiftan, Z.I., 1981. Groundwater Resources Investigation and development.Academic press. New york, p.257
Nas, B. Berktay, A. 2010. Groundwater quality mapping in urban groundwater using GIS.Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol.(160) : 215–227.
Obiefuna, G .I.and Sheriff, A., 2011. Assessment of Shallow Ground Water Quality of Pindiga Area, Yola Area, NE, Nigeria for Irrigation and Domestic Purposes.Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Vol.(3) : 131-141.
Ramesh, K. and Elango, L., 2006. Groundwater Quality Assessment in Tondiar Basin. Intl. J. Environ. Pollution, Vol.(26) : 497-504.
Ravikumar, P. Somashekar, R.K.  and  Angami, M., 2011. Hydrochemistry and evaluation of groundwater suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in the Markandeya River basin, Belgaum District, Karnataka State, India. Environmental Monitoring Assessment, Vol.(173) : 459–487.
Richards, L.A., 1954. Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils Agric Handbook 60, USDA and IBH Pub.Coy Ltd., New Delhi, India, p.98-99.
Sahu, P. and Sikdar, P.K., 2008. Hydrochemical framework of the aquifer in and around East Kolkata wetlands, West Bengal.Indian  Journal  of  Environmental Geology,Vol.(55) :823-835.
Sargaonkar, A. and Deshpande, V., 2003. Development of an overall index of pollution for surfacewater based on a general classification scheme in Indian context. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol.(89) : 43-67.
Sawyer, C. N., &Mccarty, P. L., 1978. Chemistry for environmental engineering .NewYork: Mc-Graw Hill, p. 532.
Schoeller, H.,  1965. Qualitative Evaluation of Groundwater Resources. In: Methods and Techniques of Groundwater Investigation and Development. Water Resources Series No. 33 , UNESCO, p.44-52.
SubbaRao, N., 1997. Studies on water quality index in hard rock terrain of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India National Seminar on Hydrology of Precambrian Terrains and hard rock areas, p.129-134.
Subramani, T. Krishnan, S.  andKumaresan, P. K., 2012.  Study of Groundwater Quality with GIS Application for CoonoorTaluk in Nilgiri District. International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER), Vol.(2) : 586-592.
Subramani, T., Elango, L.andDamodarasamy, S.R., 2005. Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use Chithar River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India. Environ. Geol., Vol.(47) : 1099-1110.
Sunitha, V. Muralidhara Reddy,  B. Jagadish Kumar,  M. Ramakrishna Reddy,  M., 2012. GIS based groundwater quality mapping in southeastern part of  Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. International  Journal of  Geomatics and Geosciences, Vol.(2) : 805-814.
Suresh, T.S. Naganna, C. and Srinivas, G. 1991. Study of water quality for agricultural use in Hemavathyriver (Karnataka). Hydrol. J. Indian Assoc.Hydrol., Vol.(14) : 247-254.
Tank, D.K and Chandel, C.P.S., 2010. Analysis Of The Major Ion Constituents In Groundwater of Jaipur City. Nature and Science, Vol.(8) : 1-7.
Tiri, A.andBoudoukha, H., 2010. Hydrochemical Analysis and Assessment of Surface Water Quality in KoudiatMedouar Reservoir, Algeria. European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.(41) : 273-285.
TSE, 1997.Drinking water Turkish standards, Turkish standards (TSE-266). Ankara.
Tziritis, E. Kelepertzis, A. and  Stamatakis, M., 2008. Hydro geochemical conditions and groundwater quality in the SE part of Samos Island, Greece. Mineral and Wealth, Vol.(149) : 1-11.
UNESCO, 2006. UNESCO water portal newsletter no. 161: Water-related diseases. Available at: http//www.unesco.org/water/news/newsletter/161.shtml.
Vasanthavigar, M., Srinivasamoorthy, K. Vijayaragavan, K. Rajiv Ganthi, K.Chidambaram, S.Anandhan, P.  Manivannan, R.  andVasudevan, S.,  2010.  Application of water quality index for groundwater quality assessment: Thirumanimuttar sub-basin, Tamilnadu, India. Environmental Monitoring Assessment, Vol.(171) : 595–609.
WHO, 2004. Guidelines for drinking water quality: training pack. WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Wilcox, L.V., 1955. Classification and use of Irrigation Waters. U.S. Dept. of Agric., Circular No. 696, Washington D.C., p. 19.
World Health Organization, 2008.guidelines for drinking-water quality [electronic resource]: incorporating 1st and 2nd addenda, v. 1, Recommendations, 3rdedn.WHO, Geneva, p. 515.
Zhang, W. Kinniburgh, D. and  Gabos, S., 2013. Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Alberta, Canada Using GIS Mapping, 3rd International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMBPS'2013), Bali (Indonesia), p.199-204.
Assessment  of  Shahriar dam catchment water quality for irrigation and domestic purposes using chemical indices and  GIS
mapping in Mianeh area,  South- East Azarbaijan Province.

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics