Quality assessment of harvested rainwater for domestic uses
Joint Authors
Radayidah, Jamal
al-Zboon, Kamel
al-Harahishah, Adnan Muhammad
al-Adamat, Rida
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.26-31, 6 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
Despite continuous monitoring of public water supplies by governmental agencies, little is done for monitoring the water quality of cisterns and tanks receiving rainwater.
For this reason, it is very important to evaluate the quality of rainwater collected and stored in these cisterns and storage tanks.
In the present work, a comprehensive survey was carried out to cover four governorates in northern region of Jordan, where rainwater collection for domestic use is practiced on regular basis.
Ninety samples of harvested rain water from various storage tanks within these four governorates were collected and analyzed for different quality parameters (pH, alkalinity, Hardness, Turbidity, TDS, COD, NO3, NH4, PO4, Pb, Fe, Cr and biological contaminations).
The results of the analysis were compared with valid quality guidelines to evaluate its suitability for domestic uses.
The resulted data indicate that water quality in these tanks and cisterns varies depending on location, on catchment area, and on the availability of public sanitary systems.
It was concluded that collected rainwater is unsuitable for drinking purpose while it could be used for irrigation within in houses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Radayidah, Jamal& al-Zboon, Kamel& al-Harahishah, Adnan Muhammad& al-Adamat, Rida. 2009. Quality assessment of harvested rainwater for domestic uses. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 1, pp.26-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-266017
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Radayidah, Jamal…[et al.]. Quality assessment of harvested rainwater for domestic uses. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jun. 2009), pp.26-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-266017
American Medical Association (AMA)
Radayidah, Jamal& al-Zboon, Kamel& al-Harahishah, Adnan Muhammad& al-Adamat, Rida. Quality assessment of harvested rainwater for domestic uses. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2009. Vol. 2, no. 1, pp.26-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-266017
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 31
Record ID
BIM-266017