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The physicochemical characteristics of the Ialomita River in Dambovita county
Summary
This study analyzed water quality parameters in the Ialomita River in Romania, measuring pH, conductivity, turbidity, and heavy metal concentrations including lead, cadmium, and zinc. Some heavy metal levels exceeded safety thresholds. River quality monitoring is important for identifying pollution sources and protecting communities that rely on these waters for drinking or agriculture.
The experimental results obtained in this paper was made by investigation of water samples collected from different zones of Ialomita River to characterize the quality indices of water. Salinity, electrical conductivity and other physicochemical indicators of samples (pH, turbidity) were investigated in the order to establish the real pollution degree of Ialomita River. The heavy metals concentrations containing Pb, Cd, Zn, Ni, Cr, Mn, and Fe were determined by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS). The obtained data confirmed that heavy metals are coming from various pollutant sources and the main anthropogenic sources were industrial waters and municipal wastewaters pathogenic which include organisms, plant nutrients, synthetic organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, microplastics, sediments, oil etc.