Study of the Correlation of the Physicochemical Characteristics of the Litani Lower River Basin

Nada Nehme; Chaden Haydar; Bachar Koubaissy; Mohamad Fakih; Sadek Awad; Joumana Toufaily; Frederic Villieras; Tayssir Hamieh

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.07.065

Study of the Correlation of the Physicochemical Characteristics of the Litani Lower River Basin

Nada Nehme, Chaden Haydar, Bachar Koubaissy, Mohamad Fakih, Sadek Awad, Joumana Toufaily^*, Frederic Villieras, Tayssir Hamieh

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The research has focused on the physical and chemical characteristics of the Litani River. The Litani River is the largest river of Lebanon. Water samples were collected from six sites along the Litani River path. The end result of this study was to construct six water treatment plants. The Electric Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and pH of Litani River water were measured at these locations; In addition, data collected was tested for correlation effect with the chemical properties of Litani. Some ions from Litani River water were also analyzed: Nitrate Ion (NO3-), Nitrous Ion (NO2-), Phosphate Ion (PO43-), Ammonium Ion (NH4+) and Potassium Ion (K+). All physical and chemical analysis that was carried on revealed that the most polluted site is at Qasmieh and the major cause of pollution most probably resulted from agricultural activities carried on in that region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	451-455
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	55
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.07.065
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

litani river
analysis
water
Lebanon

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