Rainfall Variability and Land-Use Change in Arid Basins with Traditional Agricultural Practices; Insight from Ground Water Monitoring in Northwestern Iran

Sadeghi, Azad; Khaledi, Jabbar; Nyman, Petter

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“…It means that land-use change as an important stressor impacts both groundwater quantity and quality (Yidana et al, 2010;Rajaei et al 2021). Land-use/land-cover changes such as deforestation, agricultural areas expansion, urbanization and other human activities directly impact water resources condition primarily through modifications to watershed hydrology processes, including soil moisture, runoff, infiltration of surface, and evapotranspiration (Labat et al, 2004;Sadeghi et al, 2018;Bounoua et al, 2018). For example, the increase in global temperatures due to human-made emissions of greenhouse gases, in particular, carbon dioxide (CO2), which has not only raised the ambient temperature but has also lowered the pH of water-bodies and changed precipitation intensities all over the world (Solomon et al, 2009;Adham et al, 2011;Hasan S.S., 2020).…”

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Assessing the change of groundwater quality compared with land-use change and precipitation rate (Zrebar Lake's Basin)

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Population, salinity, and increasing water consumption have caused high pressure on groundwater resources in Iran. The study reported here investigates the change of groundwater quality in Zrebar lake basin and the relationship between it with land-use change and precipitation rate from 1992 to 2018. To achieve the intended goal, chemical parameters of water from wells around the lake, bicarbonate (HCO3−), sulfate (SO4), sodium absorption ratio (SAR), and electrical conductivity (EC) were analyzed. Then, four methods including interpolation in the ArcGIS environment, Wilcox and Schoeller Diagram in Aq.QA software and Ground Water Quality Index (GWQI) were used to indicate the trend of water quality from 1992 to 2018. To detect land-use changes from 1992 to 2018, three Landsat satellite images covering the study area were used to identify land uses and their changes during the period that shows a significant area of forests that has been replaced by agricultural use, the dominant cover in 2018, while the area of forest has declined sharply. In this study, the precipitation patterns over the past years were showed to assess the relationship between rainy and low rainfall years with water quality. The results showed that forest area in 1992, 2003 and 2018 was 70.6, 62.5 and 50.2 hectares, respectively, which shows a significant reduction, 22%, during this study period. On the other hand, the area of farmlands and human-made constructions has increased by 20% and 200%, respectively. This study additionally revealed that although there was a decreasing trend in the rate of rainfall and the agricultural lands have increased, the quality of water was still suitable for drinking and agriculture consumptions. Changes in groundwater quality were not justifiable by rainfall rate and land-use change because there was no significant relationship between them with all the groundwater quality parameters.

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Effects of floods on the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries: case study in Iran

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Crises in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries

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Quality Characterization of Groundwater for Drinking Purposes and Its Network Distribution to Assure Sustainability in Southern Region of Saudi Arabia

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Water demand per capita will rise in the Arab world as a result of climate change and population expansion. One of the most important aims in coping with population increase around the world is to conserve water supplies. As a result, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) constructed the Al Wajeed Water Treatment System to meet the demands of its southern population. This research aims to assess the drinking water quality produced from the Al Wajeed Water Treatment System. Monthly water samples were collected (January 2018 to January 2021) from the Al Wajeed Water Treatment Framework (4 sites), extending to governorates, Bishah`s distribution system (5 sites), and Tathleeth`s distribution system (7 sites). Water quality criteria, such as physical-, chemical-, and microbiological-parameters, revealed that the majority of water samples collected from the Al Wajeed Water Framework and its environs are of a good quality and matched the national and International standards. Few sites showed water quality criteria such as turbidity, fluoride, and total coliform, which did not comply with national and global standards. The obtained results explained the importance of monitoring and follow-up programs for drinking water criteria. In addition, they can help the authorities and stakeholders in the sustainable development.

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Rainfall Variability and Land-Use Change in Arid Basins with Traditional Agricultural Practices; Insight from Ground Water Monitoring in Northwestern Iran

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Assessing the change of groundwater quality compared with land-use change and precipitation rate (Zrebar Lake's Basin)

Assessing the change of groundwater quality compared with land-use change and precipitation rate (Zrebar Lake's Basin)

Effects of floods on the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries: case study in Iran

Quality Characterization of Groundwater for Drinking Purposes and Its Network Distribution to Assure Sustainability in Southern Region of Saudi Arabia

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