GIS-Based assessment of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in northern part of Fars province, Marvdasht

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dc.contributor.authorHonarbakhsh, Afshin
dc.contributor.authorTahmoures, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorTashayo, Behnam
dc.contributor.authorMousazadeh, Milad
dc.contributor.authorIngram, Benjamin R.
dc.contributor.authorOstovari, Yaser
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-05T08:56:43Z
dc.date.available2019-04-05T08:56:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-08
dc.description.abstractWith increasing population and freshwater shortages worldwide, it is necessary to protect vital groundwater resources using innovative methods. The main objective of this study is to use a GIS-based approach with the Groundwater Quality Index (GWQI) to analyze groundwater quality in Marvdasht located in the semi-arid region of Iran. For this purpose, we used groundwater quality data that were collected in a five-year period (2010–2015). The most influential water quality parameters were determined by performing map removal sensitivity analysis. Mean maps of the groundwater parameters showed that total dissolved solid (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC) and total hardness (TH) were the most important parameters that exceed the maximum permissible limits for drinking water. The groundwater quality of the study area is generally desirable for drinking (GWQI = 71). The GWQI map indicated that groundwater was higher quality in northern regions of the study area. The GWQI also revealed that only 2% of the study area (11 km2) was below the low quality class. According to map removal sensitivity analysis, Mg2+, TH and Na+ were identified as the most sensitive water quality parameters. Therefore, these parameters need to be monitored regularly and with increased precision.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationHonarbakhsh A, Tahmoures M, Tashayo B, et al., (2019) GIS-Based assessment of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in northern part of Fars province, Marvdasht. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-AQUA, Volume 68, Issue 3, May 2019, pp. 187-196en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1606-9935
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2019.119
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14048
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherIWAen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectGISen_UK
dc.subjectgroundwater qualityen_UK
dc.subjectsemi-arid regionen_UK
dc.subjectsensitivity analysisen_UK
dc.titleGIS-Based assessment of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in northern part of Fars province, Marvdashten_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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