Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye
River water is a vital source of agricultural activities and ecology in the Akarçay basin. This study aims to determine the water quality of the Akarçay River. According to this purpose, 12 water samples that were thought to be affected by different polluting sources were taken through the flow path...
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| description | River water is a vital source of agricultural activities and ecology in the Akarçay basin. This study aims to determine the water quality of the Akarçay River. According to this purpose, 12 water samples that were thought to be affected by different polluting sources were taken through the flow path of the river and physicochemical analyses were performed. The water quality index (WQI) was used for drinking purposes, and the analysis results were compared with World Health Organization and Turkish drinking water standards. Irrigation quality parameters like sodium absorption ratio, residual sodium carbonate, and magnesium hazard were also calculated, showing that most samples are unsuitable for irrigation. The river water is of the Ca–Mg–HCO3, Na–Cl and Na–HCO3 types. It has been determined that the river water is unsuitable for irrigation and drinking water due to its high EC, Na+, Cl−, SO42−, As, B, F−, Fe, and Mn content. According to the WQI results, river water has different classifications from excellent to unsuitable. Geothermal water mixture and industrial, domestic and agricultural activities are the primary pollution sources. At the same time, the evaporation that the river is exposed to indicates the solute concentration and changes the usage characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9c60d2e8c1e4e4c90000f963ac8ac192025-08-20T03:19:57ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41162024-01-01511100077https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.07.003Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, TürkiyeEnes Gençer0Can Başaran1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-6580Institute of Science, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyGeological Engineering Department, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyRiver water is a vital source of agricultural activities and ecology in the Akarçay basin. This study aims to determine the water quality of the Akarçay River. According to this purpose, 12 water samples that were thought to be affected by different polluting sources were taken through the flow path of the river and physicochemical analyses were performed. The water quality index (WQI) was used for drinking purposes, and the analysis results were compared with World Health Organization and Turkish drinking water standards. Irrigation quality parameters like sodium absorption ratio, residual sodium carbonate, and magnesium hazard were also calculated, showing that most samples are unsuitable for irrigation. The river water is of the Ca–Mg–HCO3, Na–Cl and Na–HCO3 types. It has been determined that the river water is unsuitable for irrigation and drinking water due to its high EC, Na+, Cl−, SO42−, As, B, F−, Fe, and Mn content. According to the WQI results, river water has different classifications from excellent to unsuitable. Geothermal water mixture and industrial, domestic and agricultural activities are the primary pollution sources. At the same time, the evaporation that the river is exposed to indicates the solute concentration and changes the usage characteristics.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307410823000871pollutionhydrogeochemistrywater quality indexriver |
| spellingShingle | Enes Gençer Can Başaran Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye Kuwait Journal of Science pollution hydrogeochemistry water quality index river |
| title | Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye |
| title_full | Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye |
| title_fullStr | Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye |
| title_short | Water quality assessment and pollution of Akarçay River, Türkiye |
| title_sort | water quality assessment and pollution of akarcay river turkiye |
| topic | pollution hydrogeochemistry water quality index river |
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