[Home ] [Archive]   [ فارسی ]  
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Accepted articles :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
About the Journal
Editorial Board
Aims& Scopes
Indexing and Abstracting
Articles archive::
All Issues
Current Issue
For Authors::
Call for Papers
Submission Instruction
Submission Form
Peer Review Policy
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
For Reviewers::
Reviewers Section
Registration::
Registration Information
Registration Form
Contact us::
Contact Information
Contact us
Site Facilities::
Site map
Search contents
FAQ
Top 10 contents
Inform to friends
Indexing::
Open Access Policy::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
:: Volume 10, Issue 4 (9-2023) ::
jehe 2023, 10(4): 412-432 Back to browse issues page
Investigating the quality of Isfahan city rainwater under the influence of air pollution in 2018-2019
Sayyed Ali Shahrezaie * , Mahdi Radfar , Rasoul Mirabbasi Najaf Abadi , Mehrdad Moughadas , Nafiseh Sadat Shahrezaie , Sharareh Mahmoudi
MSC Graduate of Combat Desertification, Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Iran
Abstract:   (1652 Views)
Background: Air pollution is one of the most important problems facing people all over the world today, especially in big cities. The ever-increasing population growth, as well as the increase in vehicles and the number of industrial factories in the city of Isfahan, have led to this city being considered one of the largest industrial cities in Iran. Therefore, this city is considered the second most polluted city in Iran after Tehran. The city of Isfahan faces the crisis of air pollution on many days of the year, which directly and indirectly affects all aspects of people's lives in this city. Among these impacts is the quality of rainwater in the area, which joins the surface and groundwater in the region and affects its quality. This cycle will continue and air pollution will affect the quality of drinking water, agriculture, respiratory diseases and, in a word, the health of the people in this region.Materials and methods: In this study, the effects of air pollution in Isfahan on the quality of rainwater in the 10th district of Isfahan city were investigated. The quality of rainwater was studied based on the World Health Organization standard for drinking water, APHA standard for running water, Chinese standard for agricultural use, and Iranian standard for drinking water and agricultural use. To evaluate the air quality of the region, the statistics of the Isfahan Meteorological Organization station were used and the meteorological parameters were analyzed based on the American Environmental Protection Agency standards.
Results: The results showed that the EC value of rainwater is more sensitive than pH to determine the suitability of rainwater quality for drinking uses, so when considering pH, many samples have favorable quality, but when considering EC value of the same sample, the quality of rainwater is unfavorable. The results of air quality monitoring based on the amount of PM2.5 on rainy days showed that 5 days were clean, 13 days were acceptable, and 6 days were unsanitary for sensitive groups.
Conclusion: Isfahan urban runoff needs to be treated for drinking but it is suitable for agriculture. The results showed that the EC of rainwater is more dependent than pH to the rainfall depth. The results show that rainfall with a relatively small depth caused a significant increase in EC of stormwater. This decrease in the amount of precipitation has led to an increase in the amount of CO and PM2.5 in the atmosphere. The amount of rainfall did not affect the pH of rainwater, while with the increase of rainfall depth, the EC of rainwater has decreased significantly. In general, rainfall depth has a significant effect on EC concentration of rainwater. The results showed that in all the rainy days, the amount of CO, SO2 and O3 pollutants are in a clean state.
Keywords: Rain water quality, Suspended particles, Air pollution, Isfahan city.
Full-Text [PDF 2468 kb]   (647 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2023/07/15 | Accepted: 2023/10/16 | Published: 2023/12/23
References
1. Lye, D.J. (2009). Rooftop runoff as a source of contamination: A review. Science of the Total Environment. 407: 5429-5434. [DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.07.011] [PMID]
2. Li, Z., Boyle, F, and Reynolds, A. (2010). Rainwater harvesting and grey water treatment systems for domestic application in Ireland, Desalination, 260: 1-8. [DOI:10.1016/j.desal.2010.05.035]
3. Samakovlis, E. (2005). Valuing health effects of air pollution-focus on concentration response functions. Journal of Urban Economics, 58: 230-249. [DOI:10.1016/j.jue.2005.03.007]
4. Kiani, Gh. H., Yari, F and Amiri, H. (2014). An Estimation on Mortality Cost through Air Pollution in Isfahan City. Journal of Environmental Studies. 40: 247-254. (In Persian).
5. Zarrabi, A. Mohammadi, J. and Abdullahi, A. (2010). Investigation and evaluation of fixed and mobile sources of air pollution in Isfahan city. The scientific research quarterly of the Iranian Geography Association, 8: 151-164. (In Persian).
6. Nosrati, K., Malian, P and Derafshi, kh. (2018).Effect of roof type and harvesting time on the quality of water harvested from impervious surfaces in urban residential areas. Journal of Irrigation and Water Engineering. 9: 198-212. (In Persian).
7. Huston, R., Chan, Y.C., Chapman, H., Gardner, T, and Shaw, G. (2012). Source apportionment of heavy metals and ionic contaminants in rainwater tanks in a subtropical urban area in Australia, Water Research. 46: 1121-1132. [DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.008] [PMID]
8. Mahboobfar M, Ramesht M, Yazdanpanah H and Azani M. (2018). Investigating the process of changes in the Air Quality Index in order to manage the air pollution crisis in the City of Isfahan. Urban Management. 17: 323-336. (In Persian).
9. Dianati Tilaki, R., Kor, Y and Firoozian, Gh. (2016). Bactriological Quality of Rainwater Samples in Cisterns in Rural Areas of Gomishan. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 25: 98-104. (In Persian).
10. Arfaeinia, H., Kermani, M., Aghaei, A., Bahrami Asl, F and Karimzadeh, S. (2014). Comparative Investigation of Health Quality of Air in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz Metropolises in 2011-2012. Journal of Health in the Field. 1: 37-34. (In Persian).
11. Kermani, M., Dowlati, M., Fallah Jokandan, S., Aghaei, M., Bahrami Asl, F and Karimzadeh, S. (2017). Study of Air Quality Health Index and its Application in Seven Cities of Iran in 2011. Journal of Arak University of Medical Sciences. 19: 78-88. (In Persian).
12. Richardson, L., Hairsine, P. and Ellis, T. (2004). Water Farms: A Review of the Physical Aspects of Water Harvesting and Runoff Enhancement in Rural Landscapes, Technical Report, Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Australia.
13. Tajrishi Assal, M.R. (2011). Quality assessment of rain water in order to be used in different uses in one area of Tehran city. Master's thesis. University of Tehran. Iran. (In Persian).
14. Jonnalagadda, S.B., Makadho, J., Matinde, N., Karimanzira, R.P and Makarau, A. (1994). Chemical composition of rainwater and air quality in Zimbabwe, Africa. Science of the Total Environment. 144:261-271. [DOI:10.1016/0048-9697(94)90445-6]
15. To, T., Shen, S., Atenafu, E.G., Guan, J., McLimont, S., Stocks, B and Licskai, C. (2013). The Air Quality Health Index and Asthma Morbidity: A Population-Based Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 121: 46-52. [DOI:10.1289/ehp.1104816] [PMID] []
16. Chen, ., Wang, X., Meng, X., Hua, J., Zou, Z., Chen, B and Kan, H. (2013). Communicating air pollution-related health risks to the public: an application of the Air Quality Health Index in Shanghai, China. Environmental International. 51: 168-173. [DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2012.11.008] [PMID]
17. Shahrezaie, S.A and Radfar, M. (2018). Investigating the quality of rainwater in Isfahan and Shahrekord according to existing standards. The 9th Scientific Research Conference on Watershed Management and Water and Soil Resources Management. Kerman. (In Persian).
18. Golbaz, S., Farzadkia, M and Kermani, M. (2010). Determination of Tehran air quality with emphasis on air quality index (AQI) 2008-2009. Iran Occupational Health. 6: 62-68. (In Persian).
19. Seidaiy, S.E., Hedayati Moghaddam, Z., Fathi, E., Jamshidi, M and Jamshidi, A. (2013). Stratification and analysis of housing indicators of rural areas of Isfahan province using factor and cluster analyses. Urban Regional Studies and Research. 4: 37-52. (In Persian).
20. Rezaiee Adaryani, S and Ahmadi, H. (2020). Analysis and Evaluation of Quantitative and Qualitative Indicators of Housing in Isfahan Province. Quarterly Journal of Environmental Based Territorial Planning. 13: 23-44. (In Persian).
21. https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/ch_nsonvm_95.pdf
22. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1999). Air Quality Index Reporting; Final Rule. Part III. 40 CFR Part 58. EPA, Washington. 42530-42549.
23. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2012). Technical Assistance Document for the Reporting of Daily Air Quality- the Air Quality Index (AQI). National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP). 29 pp.
24. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2009). Air Quality Index: A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health. National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP). 12 pp.
25. Shahrezaie, S.A., Mirabbasi Najafabadi, R., Shahrezaie, N.S and Khosravi, M. (2022). Investigating air pollution in metropolitan Isfahan metropoltan in 2021-2022 based on AQI index. Journal of Environmental Health Engineering. 9: 442-456.
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA

XML   Persian Abstract   Print

Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Shahrezaie S A, Radfar M, Mirabbasi Najaf Abadi R, Moughadas M, Shahrezaie N S, Mahmoudi S. Investigating the quality of Isfahan city rainwater under the influence of air pollution in 2018-2019. jehe 2023; 10 (4) :412-432
URL: http://jehe.abzums.ac.ir/article-1-993-en.html
Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 10, Issue 4 (9-2023) Back to browse issues page
مجله مهندسی بهداشت محیط Journal of Environmental Health Enginering
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 37 queries by YEKTAWEB 4660