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Groundwater quality assessment in urban environment

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The assessment of environmental effects generated by urban areas (with various activities as agriculture, industry, human activities) on groundwater quality became essential for the use and conservation of the water resources. The main objective was to apply a water quality index to the groundwater sources using the specific methodology, establishing the suitability for drinking for groundwater. Water resources were monitored in October 2011, the samples were collected from 22 points for groundwater, and more parameters were analyzed: pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, oxygen regime, hardness, alkalinity, nutrients regime (nitrates, ammonium, phosphates) which were considered important and utilized for water quality index computation that reveal poor quality for groundwater. The oxidability should be included in computation formula and the final results used for water management, taking into consideration the limits of the current model. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to indicate the influence of urban area on the quality of groundwater resources. Results of the analysis highlight an influence of geology and a contamination of agricultural origin.

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This work was supported by both the European Social Fund in Romania, under the responsibility of the Managing Authority for the Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development 2007-2013 [Grant POSDRU/CPP 107/DMI 1.5/S/78342] and Geography Department from “Al.I.Cuza” University, Iaşi.

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GWQI:

Groundwater quality index

EC:

Electrical conductivity

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Oişte, A.M. Groundwater quality assessment in urban environment. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 11, 2095–2102 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-013-0477-8

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