The physicochemical and ecological characteristics of water quality of the Kosar dam reservoir, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province.

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1 Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran

3 Department of Environmental Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/ije.2024.379179.1833

Abstract

Objective: Investigating the physicochemical and biological characteristics of the water resources of the Kosar Dam watershed and reservoir, which is one of the important reservoirs in the southwest of Iran and supplies drinking water to about twenty cities, and hundreds of villages in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Khuzestan, Bushehr, and Hormozgan provinces.
 
Method: This investigation aims to determine the Physicochemical and ecological characteristics of the reservoir impounded water. To achieve the aim, Renter and CTD (conductivity, temperature, and depth), facilities were undertaken and water samples in the depth and the vicinity of the Asmari and Gachsaran formations were analyzed.
 
Results: Electrical conductivity (EC), temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, salinity, major ions, and nutrients were measured.
 
Conclusions: The results reflect temperature stratification and EC, temperature, DO, density, nutrients, and the hydrochemical parameter variation. Water quality differs in parts of the reservoir from the input and output

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  • Receive Date: 03 October 2024
  • Revise Date: 08 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 18 December 2024
  • First Publish Date: 18 December 2024
  • Publish Date: 21 December 2024

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