Assessment of the Physico-Chemical Parameters of Surface Water Samples in Birjand Flood Plain, Iran

Authors

  • Borhan Mansouri Islamic Azad University
  • Javad Salehi University of Birjand
  • Behrooz Etebari Southern Khorasan Regional Water Company
  • Hamid Kardanmoghadam University of Birjand

Keywords:

Water Quality, Hardness, BOD5, Birjand Flood Plain

Abstract

The physico-chemical status of twelve surface water samples from the Birjand flood plain of eastern Iran during the November 2010 were assessed. The sampling points were selected on the basis of their importance. The physico-chemical parameter like, pH, temperature (T), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total hardness (TH), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+ ), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), chloride (Cl-), sulphate (SO42-), phosphate (PO43-), bicarbonate (HCO3), carbonate (CO32–), nitrite (NO2), nitrate (NO3), dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD5), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of surface water were determined. Results showed that the quality of surface water not suitable for drinking, with references to the concentrations of EC, TDS, TH, Na+, HCO3-, and BOD5 which are more than the prescribed limits, in most sites. Results also indicated that there were correlations among the measured parameters.

Author Biographies

Borhan Mansouri, Islamic Azad University

Young Researchers Club, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

Javad Salehi, University of Birjand

Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran

Behrooz Etebari, Southern Khorasan Regional Water Company

Southern Khorasan Regional Water Company, Birjand, Iran

Hamid Kardanmoghadam, University of Birjand

Department of Water Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran

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2013-09-30

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Mansouri, B., Salehi, J., Etebari, B., & Kardanmoghadam, H. (2013). Assessment of the Physico-Chemical Parameters of Surface Water Samples in Birjand Flood Plain, Iran. Science Journal of University of Zakho, 1(2), 420–426. Retrieved from https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/157

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