Thu, Nov 21, 2024
[Archive]
.png)
Volume 1, Issue 1 (12-2015)
jhehp 2015, 1(1): 1-11 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Mehrasbi M R, Farahmand Kia Z. Water Quality Modeling and Evaluation of Nutrient Control Strategies Using QUAL2K in the Small Rivers. jhehp 2015; 1 (1) :1-11
URL: http://jhehp.zums.ac.ir/article-1-32-en.html
URL: http://jhehp.zums.ac.ir/article-1-32-en.html
1- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Abstract: (11810 Views)
Background: Qual2k is a stream water quality model and was used to evaluate the water quality of the Kine-Vars River and assess the response of the river to nutrient management strategies.
Methods: For that purpose, 7 sample stations were selected and surface water samples were collected in the winter and summer of 2012 and were analyzed for temperature, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, ammonia–nitrogen, nitrate–nitrogen, organic nitrogen, organic phosphorus, and inorganic phosphorus.
Results: Results showed that the Kine-Vars River is saturated with N and P and is classified as eutrophic. The simulated data showed that the total nitrogen and total phosphorus loads of the studied river need to be reduced by 76% and 93%, respectively, to reach water quality objectives.
Conclusion: Application of nutrient control strategies can reduce the nutrient loads significantly but is not sufficient to change the river classification from eutrophic to oligotrophic in a short time; thus, additional nutrient control measures are necessary.
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Environmental Health, Sciences, and Engineering
Received: 2015/10/18 | Accepted: 2015/11/15 | Published: 2016/01/20
Received: 2015/10/18 | Accepted: 2015/11/15 | Published: 2016/01/20
References
1. Nakane K, Haidary A. (2010), Sensitivity Analysis of Stream Water Quality and Land Cover. IJER. 2010; 4(1): 121-30.
2. Diagomanolin V, Farhang M, Ghazi-Khansari M, Jafarzadeh N. Heavy Metals (Ni, Cr, Cu) in the Karoon Waterway River, Iran. Toxicol Lett. 2004; 151(1): 63-7. [Crossref]
3. Naddafi K, Honari H, Ahmadi M. Water Quality Trend Analysis for the Karoon River in Iran. Environ Monit Assess. 2007; 134(1-3): 305-12. [Crossref]
4. Naik VK, Manjapp S. Prediction of Dissolved Oxygen Through Mathematical Modeling. IJER. 2010; 4(1):153-60.
5. Ma V, Nambi IM, Suresh Kumar G. (2011). Application of Qual2k for Assessing Waste Loading Senario in River Yamuna. IJAET. 2011; 2(2): 336-344.
6. Marsili-Libelli S, Giusti E. Water Quality Modelling for Small River Basins. Environ Model Softw. 2008; 23(4):451-63. [Crossref]
7. Ganoulis J, Zardava K, Kiourtsidis C. Modelling River Water Quality from Diffuse Sources at the Catchement Scale. Department of Civil Eng. Aristotle Univ, Thessaloniki, Greece. 2005: 4586-96.
8. Oliveira B, Bola J, Quinteiro P, Nadais H, Arroja L. Application of Qual2Kw Model as a Tool for Water Quality Management: Cértima River as a Case Study. Environ Monit Assess. 2012; 184(10): 6197-210. [Crossref]
9. Vilches C, Giorgi A, Castro R, Casco MA. Periphyton Responses to Non-Point Pollution in Eutrophic-Humic Environments: An Experimental Study. IJER. 2014; 8(3): 523-30.
10. Azzellino A, Salvetti R, Vismara R, Bonomo L. Combined Use of the EPA-QUAL2E Simulation Model and Factor Analysis to Assess the Source Apportionment of Point and Non Point Loads of Nutrients to Surface Waters. Sci Total Environ. 2006; 371(1): 214-22. [Crossref]
11. Ruley JE, Rusch KA. An Assessment of Long-Term Post-Restoration Water Quality Trends in a Shallow, Subtropical, Urban Hypereutrophic Lake. Ecol Eng. 2002; 19(4): 265-80. [Crossref]
12. Benaman J, Armstrong NE, Maidment DR. Modeling of Dissolved Oxygen in the Houston Ship Channel Using WASP5 and Geographic Information Systems ; 2009.
13. Eaton AD, Franson MAH. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater. American Public Health Association; 2005.
14. Kannel PR, Lee S, Kanel SR, Lee YS, Ahn KH. Application of QUAL2Kw for Water Quality Modeling and Dissolved Oxygen Control in the River Bagmati. Environ Monit Assess. 2007; 125(1-3): 201-17. [Crossref]
15. Linkage Models Using Monte Carlo Method. IJER. 4(1):121-130.
16. Naranjo E. (1997). A GIS Based Nonpoint Pollution Simulation Model. On-line] Available from: URL: http://gis. Esri.Com/library/userconf/europroc97/4environment E, 2.
17. Kato T, Kuroda H, Nakasone H, Kiri H. Evaluation of Pollutant Removal in a Constructed Irrigation Pond. Paddy and Water Environ. 2007; 5(3):189-99. [Crossref]
18. Zhang R, Qian X, Yuan X, Ye R, Xia B, Wang Y. Simulation of Water Environmental Capacity and Pollution Load Reduction Using QUAL2K for Water Environmental Management. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012; 9(12):4504-21. [Crossref]
19. Wang H, Yuan J, Herskin J. Modeling of Dissolved Oxygen concentration in Sonderup River in Denmark. Environ Informatics Archives; 2003.
20. Dodds WK, Jones JR, Welch EB. Suggested Classification of Stream Trophic State: Distributions of Temperate Stream Types by Chlorophyll, Total Nitrogen, and Phosphorus. Water Res. 1998; 32(5):1455-62. [Crossref]
21. Wei G, Yang Z, Cui B, Li B, Chen H, Bai J, Dong S. Impact of Dam Construction on Water Quality and Water Self-Purification Capacity of the Lancang River, China. Water Resources Management. 2009; 23(9):1763-80. [Crossref]
22. Blanco-Canqui H, Gantzer CJ, Anderson SH, Alberts EE, Thompson AL. Grass Barrier and Vegetative Filter Strip Effectiveness in Reducing Runoff, Sediment, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Loss. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 2004; 68(5):1670-8. [Crossref]
23. Metcalf L, Eddy H, Tchobanoglous G. Wastewater eng. Treatm. Disposal, and Reuse: McGraw-Hill. 2010.
24. Pai TY, Huang JT, Wang SC, Chang DH, Huang KJ, Lee CC, et al. Evaluation of Ecological Water Purification Processes in Dali River Using QUAL2K. J Environ Eng Manag. 2010; 20(4): 239-43.
25. Wang XH, Yin CQ, Shan BQ. The Role of Diversified Landscape Buffer Structures for Water Quality Improvement in an Agricultural Watershed, North China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2005; 107(4): 381-96. [Crossref]
26. Zhang R, Qian X, Yuan X, Ye R, Xia B, Wang Y. Simulation of Water Environmental Capacity and Pollution Load Reduction Using QUAL2K for Water Environmental Management. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2012; 9(12):4504-21. [Crossref]
27. Zuliang L. Phosphorus Control as a Priority for Restoration of Mjøsa Lake in Norway—Implication for Cost-Effective Restoration of Dianchi Lake in China.
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
© 2024 The Author(s)
