MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

Man made practices have contributed to large-scale algal blooms that have caused serious ecological, aesthetic, water purification and water distribution problems. Aras Dam, which provides Arasful city with drinking water, has chronic algal blooms since 1990. This study addresses the use of artifici...

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Main Author: JAHANGIRI-RAD MAHSA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cluj University Press 2015-03-01
Series:Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
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Online Access:http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2015/PDF/37_JAHANGIRI_RAD_280_285.pdf
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description Man made practices have contributed to large-scale algal blooms that have caused serious ecological, aesthetic, water purification and water distribution problems. Aras Dam, which provides Arasful city with drinking water, has chronic algal blooms since 1990. This study addresses the use of artificial neural network (ANN) model to anticipate the chlorophyll-a concentration in water of dam reservoir. Operation tests carried out by collecting water samples from 5 stations and examined for physical quality parameters namely: water temperature, total suspended solids (TSS), biochemical oxygen demands (BOD), ortophosphate, total phosphorous and nitrate concentrations using standard methods. Chlorophyll-a was also checked separately in order to investigate the accuracy of the predicted results by ANN. The results showed that a network was highly accurate in predicting the Chl-a concentration. A good agreement between actual data and the ANN outputs for training was observed, indicating the validation of testing data sets. The initial results of the research indicate that the dam is enriched with nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen). The Chl-a concentration that were predicted by the model were beyond the standard levels; indicating the possibility of eutrophication especially during fall season.
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spelling doaj.art-7ba5af959a6a4fbb91d11bf23a5c97ff2023-12-02T11:53:12ZengCluj University PressAerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului2067-743X2015-03-01201528028510.17378/AWC2015_37MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKJAHANGIRI-RAD MAHSA 0Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Medical Sciences branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranMan made practices have contributed to large-scale algal blooms that have caused serious ecological, aesthetic, water purification and water distribution problems. Aras Dam, which provides Arasful city with drinking water, has chronic algal blooms since 1990. This study addresses the use of artificial neural network (ANN) model to anticipate the chlorophyll-a concentration in water of dam reservoir. Operation tests carried out by collecting water samples from 5 stations and examined for physical quality parameters namely: water temperature, total suspended solids (TSS), biochemical oxygen demands (BOD), ortophosphate, total phosphorous and nitrate concentrations using standard methods. Chlorophyll-a was also checked separately in order to investigate the accuracy of the predicted results by ANN. The results showed that a network was highly accurate in predicting the Chl-a concentration. A good agreement between actual data and the ANN outputs for training was observed, indicating the validation of testing data sets. The initial results of the research indicate that the dam is enriched with nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen). The Chl-a concentration that were predicted by the model were beyond the standard levels; indicating the possibility of eutrophication especially during fall season.http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2015/PDF/37_JAHANGIRI_RAD_280_285.pdfAras damChlorophyll-a concentrationartificial neural network
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MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
Aras dam
Chlorophyll-a concentration
artificial neural network
title MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
title_full MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
title_fullStr MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
title_full_unstemmed MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
title_short MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ALGAL BLOOMS IN ARAS DAM BY ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
title_sort modeling and analysis of algal blooms in aras dam by artificial neural network
topic Aras dam
Chlorophyll-a concentration
artificial neural network
url http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2015/PDF/37_JAHANGIRI_RAD_280_285.pdf
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