Influence of urbanization on water quality deterioration of northern Wadi Shu′eib catchment area springs, Jordan
Joint Authors
al-Kharabishah, Atif Ali
al-Kharabishah, Nur M.
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 1 (30 Sep. 2014), pp.29-35, 7 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2014-09-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
This study investigates the effect of urbanization and informal residential settlements on the springs’ water quality deterioration in Northern Wadi Shu′eib catchment area (NWSCA) that is mainly dominated by sedimentary rocks of the upper cretaceous carbonate rocks.
The present study examines ten representative springs out of twenty-two, in addition to the effluent of salt wastewater treatment plant (SWWTP).
It also investigates the effect on water quality that is caused by urbanization and population growth around the recharge areas of the springs.
It was found that the investigated springs are within the permissible limits of Jordanian Standards (JS) and world health organization (WHO) guidelines for drinking-water quality for the parameters of pH, EC, turbidity, total hardness, total alkalinity, chloride, sulfate, sodium, potassium and iron.
However, it exceeded the JS and WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality for nitrate, phosphate, lead, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD) and total coliform.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Kharabishah, Nur M.& al-Kharabishah, Atif Ali. 2014. Influence of urbanization on water quality deterioration of northern Wadi Shu′eib catchment area springs, Jordan. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 6, no. 1, pp.29-35.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-437234
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Kharabishah, Nur M.& al-Kharabishah, Atif Ali. Influence of urbanization on water quality deterioration of northern Wadi Shu′eib catchment area springs, Jordan. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 6, no. 1 (Sep. 2014), pp.29-35.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-437234
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Kharabishah, Nur M.& al-Kharabishah, Atif Ali. Influence of urbanization on water quality deterioration of northern Wadi Shu′eib catchment area springs, Jordan. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2014. Vol. 6, no. 1, pp.29-35.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-437234
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 34-35
Record ID
BIM-437234