Water Quality Assessment of the Morava e Binçës River Based on the Physicochemical Parameters and Water Quality Index

• Autorzy: Musliu M. , Bilalli A. , Durmishi B. , Ismaili M. , Ibrahimi H.

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/92676

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The quality of surface waters is being impacted by the anthropogenic and natural pollution, thus limiting the usage of this water for drinking, industry, agriculture, recreation and other purposes. The water quality indices are intended to provide a single value for the water quality of a source or a stream that reduces the large amount of parameters in a simpler expression and enables an easy interpretation of the monitoring data. During 2017, seventeen physicochemical parameters were measured in spring, summer, autumn and winter, in five locations along the Morava e Binçës River in Kosovo. For the assessment we employed the Water Quality Index (WQI) which uses the physicochemical parameters for the evaluation of the water quality. The findings of this study ascertain that MB1 station had the best quality with a value of WQI 88 and is classified in the Good Category, whereas the lowest quality of water was found on in MB4 station with a value of WQI 65 and it is thus classified in the Fair Category. Finally, the average WQI was calculated for the entire measurement period and it resulted in a value of 77.60 indicating that the Morava e Binçës River waters belong to the Fair Category.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

physicochemical parameter; river waters; Water Quality; WQI; Morava e Binçës

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 19, nr 6
• Strony: 104--112
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Musliu M.

• South East European University, Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies, Tetovë, Republic of Macedonia

autor

Bilalli A.

• University of Peja "Haxhi Zeka", Faculty of Agribusiness, Pejë, Kosovo

autor

Durmishi B.

• Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, State University of Tetova, Ilinden str n.n., Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia

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Ismaili M.

• South East European University, Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies, Tetovë, Republic of Macedonia

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Ibrahimi H.

• University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Prishtina, Kosovo

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).