Published September 2021 | Version v1
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Ecological Assessment of Iskar River Water in the Region of Sofia City, Bulgaria

Creators

  • 1. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 11, 1113 Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • 2. Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 25, 1113 Sofia (Bulgaria)

Description

Ecological assessment of Iskar River water in the region of Sofia city municipality, Bulgaria, was performed through analytical measurements and thermodynamic calculations. The analytical data obtained and the calculated threshold pollution indices of the single nutrients PO43-, NO2-, NO3- and NH4+ and their integrated threshold pollution indices showed strong water pollution in respect of NH4+and PO43- in all studied stations. The waters were pure as regards the trace metals Al, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd. Only Mn and Pb exceeded their maximum allowed concentrations in stations after Sofia city around Novi Iskar town. The chemical species of the trace metals were calculated by thermodynamic modeling and discussed.

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https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002182/; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of International Scientific Publications: Ecology and Safety (Online)
Journal Volume
15
Journal Page Range
p. 119-127
ISSN
1314-7234

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Country of Publication
Bulgaria
Country of Input or Organization
Bulgaria
INIS RN
53002305
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; METALS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; THERMODYNAMICS; URBAN AREAS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SIMULATION; SURFACE WATERS

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