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Environmental Earth Sciences
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences 21/2017

01-11-2017 | Original Article

Investigating water quality and arsenic contamination in drinking water resources in the Tavşanlı District (Kütahya, Western Turkey)

Authors: Şehnaz Şener, Murat Karakuş

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 21/2017

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Abstract

Arsenic is a natural component of the earth’s crust, and it is transported into surface water and groundwater through the dissolution of rocks, minerals and ores. In addition, arsenic leaching processes contaminate water sources and this geogenic arsenic contamination causes significant water quality problems in many parts of the world. In this study, water quality, arsenic contamination and human health risks of drinking water resources in the Tavşanlı District were determined and the origins were discussed. For this purpose, geological and hydrogeological properties were investigated. In situ measurements and chemical analyses were carried out on water samples taken from drinking water sources such as wells, springs and surface waters for hydrogeochemical studies. According to the obtained results, water resources are Ca–Mg–HCO3, Mg–HCO3 and Na–HCO3 type. Total As (AsT) concentration of the water samples sometimes exceeds the permissible limit given by the TSI-266 (Standards for drinking waters, Turkish Standards Institution, Ankara, 2005) and WHO (Guidelines for drinking-water quality, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2008) for drinking water. H3AsO 3 0 and HAsO4 2− are dominant arsenic species in groundwater and surface water, respectively. Typically high total arsenic concentrations can be found in regions characterized by magmatic rocks. In addition, As concentrations in surface waters were found to be higher than in groundwater in the region, due to the anthropogenic influence of mining activities in the region.
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Metadata
Title
Investigating water quality and arsenic contamination in drinking water resources in the Tavşanlı District (Kütahya, Western Turkey)
Authors
Şehnaz Şener
Murat Karakuş
Publication date
01-11-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 21/2017
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-7101-z

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