Iranian Water Researches Journal

Seasonal fluctuations in spatial variability of salinity and suspended solids in Shahrekord aquifer and its implications for drip irrigation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyedeh Samira Heshmati
Habibollah Beigi Harchegani
Alireza Davoodian Dehkordi
Sayyed-Hassan Tabatabaei

Department of Water Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, CHB, Iran

Abstract
Shahrekord aquifer is the primary resource of water for various uses across Shahrekord plain. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the fluctuations in spatial variability and zonal mapping of conductance (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS) and turbidity of Shahrekord groundwater during a year. Ninety-seven wells were sampled during four occasions (June, July, September, and November) in 2010. The mean of EC (both approximately 530 µS/cm) in June and July reduced to 370 µS/cm.

Keywords

TDS
Turbidity
Zonal mapping
Groundwater
EC
Temporal fluctuations
TSS

  • Receive Date 11 December 2011
  • Revise Date 04 August 2012
  • Accept Date 23 September 2012

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