Water pollution evaluation of Oued Boudjemaa (Algeria) Online publication date: Wed, 26-Apr-2017
by Radia Hafsi; Ouerdachi Lahbassi; Abdelouahed Kriker; Hamouda Boutaghane
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal (PIE), Vol. 10, No. 4, 2016
Abstract: Oued Boudjemaa represents a very important point for fishing and swimming in Eastern Algeria (Annaba), which makes the water quality an imperative question. To study its water quality, samples were taken from five different points along the stream for 12 months, and the physicochemical measurements were used to calculate pollution indices. The main sources of the river water pollution were domestic waste and agricultural waste rich in nutrients. Using Lisec index, the organic pollution index and the Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology, results showed that the water quality ranged from good to very bad. For a better understanding, hierarchical ascendant classification were used to classify the sampling points according to type of discharged water, on the basis of the similarities in the chemical components of the water, three groups were found: low pollution, urban pollution, urban and agricultural pollution.
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