Assessment of Drinking Water Quality of Targu Jiu City by Analyzing Physical and Chemical Quality Parameters

Cîrțînă, Daniela; Căpăţînă, Camelia

doi:10.37358/rc.17.3.5473

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“…Cirtana and Capatana, in 2016, evaluated the ecological potential of the Valea Mare and Turceni reservoirs for the period 2013-2015 [75]. They considered the average annual values of five physicochemical parameters of water quality.…”

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Overview of the Eutrophication in Romanian Lakes and Reservoirs

Dumitran,

Vuta,

Popa

2024

Limnological Review

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In this paper, attention is drawn to the deterioration of Romanian surface water ecosystems due to eutrophication, an important environmental issue both at national and international levels. An inventory of existing studies dealing with the issue of the eutrophication of lakes and reservoirs in Romania is made, aiming to identify the main problems Romania is facing in monitoring, classifying, and managing eutrophic ecosystems. On Web of Science, the keyword “Eutrophication”, with “Romania” as country/region, leads to 50 publications, which are analyzed in this review. The number of articles found does not reflect the real environmental issue represented by eutrophic lakes and reservoirs in Romania. At a national level, only 126 lakes and reservoirs have been monitored and assessed between 2018 and 2020, in terms of ecological status/ecological potential. Thus, at a global evaluation, 77% of natural lakes and 33% of artificial ones do not reach the quality objectives. The results of this study showed that the frequency of measurements taken by water quality indicators is not the strongest point of measurement campaigns, as it is not sufficient for the diagnosis of eutrophic lakes, and supplementary measures must be undertaken to better understand and mitigate this phenomenon.

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Overview of the Eutrophication in Romanian Lakes and Reservoirs

Dumitran,

Vuta,

Popa

2024

Limnological Review

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“…In the last years, the scientific community has focused on the soil research as this is a significant component of the ecosystem, being a complex heterogeneous environment (aqueous, gaseous and solid components) containing mineral constituents, organic matter and constituting a support for the living organisms [1][2][3][4]. Soil pollution has become a major environmental issue, because of industrialization and fast economic growth, both aspects favouring the increase of pollutants emitted into the environment [5][6][7][8][9][10]. The development of human activities (industry, agriculture, etc.…”

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Multivariate Statistical Characterisation of Soil Quality in the Lower Danube River Riparian Areas

Radu¹,

Ivanov²,

Ionescu³

et al. 2019

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Increasing anthropogenic influences on the environment has caused negative changes in natural ecosystems and soil contamination with potentially toxic metals has become a worrying issue at global level, due to the negative impact on the environment and human health. For the purpose of assessing soil contamination in the riparian areas of the Lower Danube River, a number of 144 soil samples were collected twice a year, in the period of June 2013 � December 2016, from 9 monitoring locations, from 0.05 m and 0.3 m depths, and the following indicators: Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, including Ca, Mg, Corg, SO42- and humus content have been monitored. The soil was sampled, conserved and analysed according to the European standards in force. Metal concentrations were determined using flame (FAAS) and graphite furnace (GFAAS) atomic absorption spectrometry after �aqua regia� digestion of dried, homogenised and 0.5 mm sieved soil sub-samples. Comparing the average concentration values of the analysed potentially toxic metals, a decreasing tendency following the order Cr]Pb]Ni]Cu]Zn]Mn was observed and by reporting the average values at the normal limits, the order Zn]Cu]Mn]Ni]Pb]Cr of magnitude was obtained. To investigate possible correlations and interdependencies of potentially toxic metals content in the riparian soil, multivariate statistical methods were used. After applying Principal Component Analysis (PCA), 3 main components were identified, with a combined share of about 74 % of the original data-set variance. It was observed that during the monitoring period the average values of the all monitored elements from the studied soils were slightly below the normal reference values, according to the national legislation.

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“…The concentration of several inorganic and organic substances beyond the acceptable range causes an adverse impact on human health. Systematic evaluation of groundwater quality is therefore necessary for meeting the increasing drinking water [9,10] demand and essential for optimal utilization of available groundwater on a sustained basis. The groundwater quality, primarily governed by the extent and composition of dissolved solids, is of great significance in determining its suitability for drinking purpose.…”

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Physicochemical Quality Evolution of Groundwater from the Area of an Chemical Platform

Popescu¹,

Dinu²

2018

Rev. Chim.

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The most important natural resource which cannot be optimally used and sustained unless its quality is properly assessed, is groundwater. In the present study, the physicochemical variations of groundwater from the area of an chemical platform were determinate. The physicochemical parameters determined for the groundwater were evaluated by comparing the results obtained with the the limits allowed under current legislation. For this study were examining 16 drillings for a period of five years. Water samples were collected quarterly from each sampling point in the study. The physico-chemical quality indicators analyzed for each source were: pH, chlorides, sulfates, bicarbonates, carbonates, sodium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium, filterable residue, suspended matter, mercury and CCO-Mn.Interpretation of physicochemical data revealed that groundwaters studied was neutral to slightly alkaline. The cations such as sodium (Na+) for all groundwaters studied it was in general found above the limit imposed under the laws in vigor in almost all studied drillings except drillings generally located upstream of the industrial platform. The anions such as chlorides (Cl-) exceeded, in general, the limit allowed under current legislation. The filterable residue concentration was observed in all the studied drillings and the parameter such as sulfate (SO42-), were within the limit allowed under current legislation for the most all studied drillings, for the whole period investigated. In general, the sulfate quality indicator exceeds the required limit, for drilling located downstream and in vicinity of the chemical platform.

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Assessment of Drinking Water Quality of Targu Jiu City by Analyzing Physical and Chemical Quality Parameters

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Overview of the Eutrophication in Romanian Lakes and Reservoirs

Overview of the Eutrophication in Romanian Lakes and Reservoirs

Multivariate Statistical Characterisation of Soil Quality in the Lower Danube River Riparian Areas

Physicochemical Quality Evolution of Groundwater from the Area of an Chemical Platform

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