heavy metal concentrations in surface water, wastewater and sediments collected from mighan lake in markazi province, iran were analyzed, and assessment contamination were evaluated according to the water and sediment quality guidelines. the results showed that the average concentrations of heavy metals in water were ranked as: ni> cr> pb> fe> cu> zn. in comparison with results the background v...

The Mighan playa/lake is characterized as a closed catchment. In the recent years, the rapid industrialization and urbanization has resulted in a pollution area in the city of Arak. In this work, we focus on six regions around the playa/lake to study the distribution of heavy metals in the waters and their contamination risk. A total of 32 water samples are analyzed to determine the conta...

the present study investigated no3- and br- contamination in groundwater of arak aquifer of markazi province. correlation and factor analysis were used to detect interrelation and sources of concentration of no3- and br- ions and others physicochemical variables. no correlation was observed between no3- and others contents, but positive correlation was identified between br- with other major va...

introduction interaction between internal and external processes of the earth during time plays an important role in formation and landforms transformation. we can identify course of their process changes with landform survey. in the middle parts of iran, there are several geomorphologic evidence of arid and rainy climate changes. playaes and lakes or generally internal holes had an important r...

The present study investigated NO3- and Br- contamination in groundwater of Arak aquifer, Markazi province, Iran. Correlation and factor analyzes were used to detecti nterrelations and sources of NO3- and Br- ion concentration and other physicochemical variables. No correlation was observed between NO3- and otherscontents, but a positive correlation was identified between Br-and other majorvari...

This study was an analytical research across 84 meteorological stations, performed in the Mighan sub-basin over a fifty-year study period (1961–2011).This research seeks to answer the basic question of how declining streamflow, increasing temperatures, and fluctuation in precipitation have impacted water resource allocation in the Mighan sub-basin. The research method is analytical based on Man...

This paper presents results of hydro-chemical processes controlling groundwater chemical composition, using an integrated application of hierarchical cluster analysis and factor analysis of a major ion data set of groundwater from Mighan playa aquifer. Cluster analysis classified samples into four clusters(A, B, C and D) according to their dominant chemical composition: cluster A (dominant comp...

Solubility and bioavailability of heavy metals are important with respect to theirtoxicity. The discharge of municipal wastewater in soil and surface waters can affectbioavailability and mobility of heavy metals in soils and sediments. The effect of dischargeof Arak municipal wastewater on the KNO3 and DTPA extractable heavy metals in a salinesoil sampled from Mighan playa (Iran) compared to a ...

this paper presents results of hydro-chemical processes controlling groundwater chemical composition, using an integrated application of hierarchical cluster analysis and factor analysis of a major ion data set of groundwater from mighan playa aquifer. cluster analysis classified samples into four clusters(a, b, c and d) according to their dominant chemical composition: cluster a (dominant comp...

background: sediments are inseparable fractions of wetland ecosystems that work as a his-torical archive in the process of recording heavy metal aggregation changes. this study was carried out for assessing co, ni, and zn in sediment samples of mighan wetland using geo-accumulation index in 2013. methods:the sediment samples were taken from 11 stations. the samples were subjected to bulk digest...