Improvement of water quality in over-polluted Niğde Creek in Turkey
| Autor: | TUNÇSİPER, Bilal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume: 1, Issue: 1 28-35 Eurasian Journal of Environmental Research |
| ISSN: | 2602-2990 |
| Popis: | Kızılca creek, which is one of the main sources of irrigation water inNiğde (Turkey), was extensively polluted due to high amount of organic mattersin the point and non-point pollutantsources. This study aims to remove organic matters and improve water quality ofthe creek by using a pilot-scale hybrid natural wastewater treatment (NWT) system.The system consists of a combination of settling basin, free water surfaceconstructed wetland, and overland flow (OF) system. The system was installednear the edge of the creek in 2014. Wastewater samples from the inlet and outlet of all stages of the systemwere collected and analyzed for temperature, pH, electrical conductivity (EC),dissolved oxygen (DO), and the suspended solid (SS) parameters. The obtained results indicated that the high organicmatter loads caused the deterioration of the water quality in the creek. The system could remove up to 80%. Theresults showed water quality of the creek and the treatment performance of thesystem were affected by temperature, the DO, and seasonal changes. Consequently,the NWT system can be usefully used useful to decrease solid matters in highlypolluted streams and thus improve water quality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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