Resources and Environment
p-ISSN: 2163-2618 e-ISSN: 2163-2634
2018; 8(2): 73-81
doi:10.5923/j.re.20180802.08
M. M. Ahmedov1, F. Y. Humbatov1, V. S. Balaev1, A. Sardarli2
1Institute of Radiation Problems, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
2First Nations University of Canada, Canada
Correspondence to: A. Sardarli, First Nations University of Canada, Canada.
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Within the presented project, 29 water samples collected from different rivers of Azerbaijan were analysed to assess water quality and suitability for domestic, livestock, and irrigation usage. The pH of the river water varied from 7.79-9.34. Electrical conductivity (EC) of all collected water samples was within the range of 279-2738 μS/ cm. The cation chemistry indicated that out of 29 water samples, 16 samples showed a dominance sequence of Ca > Na > Mg > K, 5 samples showed a dominance sequence of Na > Ca > Mg > K, 6 samples showed a dominance sequence of Ca > Na > K > Mg, and 2 samples showed a dominance sequence of Na > K > Ca > Mg. The quality assessment showed relatively high values of EC, total dissolved solid (TDS), HCO3-, Cl-, and SO42-, in several water samples, which would make them unsafe for drinking, livestock, and irrigation purposes. The uranium concentration lies in the range of 0.0429 -7.0355 ug·L−1 with an average of 0.6162 ug·L−1 in water samples from different rivers in Azerbaijan. The values of thorium on all sampling points was less than 0.01 μg/L.
Keywords: Azerbaijan, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR), Soluble Sodium Percent (SSR), Water quality management
Cite this paper: M. M. Ahmedov, F. Y. Humbatov, V. S. Balaev, A. Sardarli, Evaluation of Water Quality and Its Suitibility for Drinking and Agriculture Use in Azerbaijan, Resources and Environment, Vol. 8 No. 2, 2018, pp. 73-81. doi: 10.5923/j.re.20180802.08.
Table 1. Water sampling points |
Table 2. Data for investigated water parameters |
Table 3. Geochemical parameters in the water samples compared to desirable standard values for drinking, livestock and irrigation use |
Table 4. The results of the geochemical analysis of water samples collected from rivers of Azerbaijan |
Table 5. Classification of water based on SAR, KR, SSP and RSC |
Table 6. Uranium and Thorium Determination in Water Samples taken from rivers of Azerbaijan |