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Evaluating and Proposing a Solution to Reduce Heavy Metals in Groundwater of Garmsar Plain
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MOSLEM SOLTANIAN TELK ABBADI, HOSSEIN HASSANPOUR DARVISHI, SEYED HABIB MOUSAVI JAHROMI, MOHAMMAD NASRI
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Iran is among the most water-stressed countries worldwide. For this, the management of available water
resources is a central point to consider in water engineering. A portion of the surface and underground water
is contaminated with heavy metals, and thereby their quality is diminished. Soil and groundwater are also
contaminated with heavy metals and sulfate. To avoid contamination of drinking water aquifers in the far
future, there is a need for an efficient control system. In this work, groundwater data were analyzed to design
the GCS system, and geological profiles of the site were used to model the existing geohydrological state.
Several water extraction well combinations were inferred from the model. The model was then promoted by
introducing supplementary field data. The calculated results of the GCS items were ultimately compared with
the system objectives and led to the choice of a basis for the research design. Approximately, 6,000 m3 of
groundwater should be extracted daily from a combination of 17 shallow and deep wells. This work examines
the quality of water resources in Garmsar plain (Semnan, Iran). The data were gathered by field surveys from
wells and soil of the region and modeling was carried out in GMS. A solution was then proposed to improve
the current status of quality and the results were compared with the current circumstance. From the results,
the concentration of heavy metals in the water of Garmsar plain will be reduced upon adopting the proposed
solution.
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Groundwater, Heavy metals, Quality of water resources, Pollution reduction scenario
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.805
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