Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran
Due to the great possibility of water contamination of many rivers by human activities in Iran, the study of water quality is crucial for water resource protection and human health. High level of phosphorous is the main reason for eutrophication of freshwater systems. The main aim of this study was...
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| author | Mohamadreza Masoudinejad Mansour Ghaderpoori Ahmad Zarei Jamal Nasehifar Alireza Malekzadeh Jalil Nasiri Afshin Ghaderpoury |
| author_facet | Mohamadreza Masoudinejad Mansour Ghaderpoori Ahmad Zarei Jamal Nasehifar Alireza Malekzadeh Jalil Nasiri Afshin Ghaderpoury |
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| description | Due to the great possibility of water contamination of many rivers by human activities in Iran, the study of water quality is crucial for water resource protection and human health. High level of phosphorous is the main reason for eutrophication of freshwater systems. The main aim of this study was to investigate the concentration of phosphorus in the rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, using GIS software. 40 sampling stations were selected along Taham and Ghalharod Rivers with respect to sewage discharge points and feeding characteristics of water entering to Taham dam. In total, 160 water samples were taken from rivers with regard to precipitation season in two different periods from winter 2014 to spring 2015. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS and ArcView GIS. The findings showed that 15% of the studied stations had phosphorous levels higher than acceptable levels set by EPA. The highest levels of phosphorous contamination were observed in stations No. 145, 154, 155, 161, 166 and 168. The elevated concentrations of phosphorous in the rivers can be responsible for the eutrophication of Taham dam reservoir. Keywords: Eutrophication, Phosphorous, Rivers, Sewage, Seasons |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8569a3684a84f49bf0e888777a061c22022-12-22T00:16:48ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092018-04-0117564569Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, IranMohamadreza Masoudinejad0Mansour Ghaderpoori1Ahmad Zarei2Jamal Nasehifar3Alireza Malekzadeh4Jalil Nasiri5Afshin Ghaderpoury6Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center (SPIPRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, IranNutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Corresponding author at: Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Corresponding author.Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDue to the great possibility of water contamination of many rivers by human activities in Iran, the study of water quality is crucial for water resource protection and human health. High level of phosphorous is the main reason for eutrophication of freshwater systems. The main aim of this study was to investigate the concentration of phosphorus in the rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, using GIS software. 40 sampling stations were selected along Taham and Ghalharod Rivers with respect to sewage discharge points and feeding characteristics of water entering to Taham dam. In total, 160 water samples were taken from rivers with regard to precipitation season in two different periods from winter 2014 to spring 2015. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS and ArcView GIS. The findings showed that 15% of the studied stations had phosphorous levels higher than acceptable levels set by EPA. The highest levels of phosphorous contamination were observed in stations No. 145, 154, 155, 161, 166 and 168. The elevated concentrations of phosphorous in the rivers can be responsible for the eutrophication of Taham dam reservoir. Keywords: Eutrophication, Phosphorous, Rivers, Sewage, Seasonshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918300714 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamadreza Masoudinejad Mansour Ghaderpoori Ahmad Zarei Jamal Nasehifar Alireza Malekzadeh Jalil Nasiri Afshin Ghaderpoury Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran Data in Brief |
| title | Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran |
| title_full | Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran |
| title_short | Data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into Taham dam in Zanjan, Iran |
| title_sort | data on phosphorous concentration of rivers feeding into taham dam in zanjan iran |
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