Application of Index Analysis to Evaluate the Water Quality of the Tuul River in Mongolia英文文献资料.docVIP

Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 2011, 3, 398-414 doi:10.4236/jwarp.2011.36050 Published Online June 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jwarp) Application of Index Analysis to Evaluate the Water Quality of the Tuul River in Mongolia Ochir Altansukh , G. Davaa 1* 2 Department of Geo-ecology and Environmental Study, School of Earth Sciences, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Water Research Sector, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia E-mail: altansukh@.mn 1 2 Received April 9, 2011; revised May 11, 2011; accepted June 11, 2011 Abstract A study of water pollution determinands of the Tuul River was carried out in surrounding area of Ulaan- baatar, the capital of Mongolia at 14 monitoring sites, using an extensive dataset between 1998 and 2008. An index method, developed by Ministry of Nature and Environment of Mongolia, applied for assessment and total, seven hydro-chemicals used in the index calculation. The research indicates that the Tuul River is not polluted until the Ulaanbaatar city and the contamination level spike appears when the river entering the city. The upper reaches of the river and tributaries have relatively good quality waters. Several pollution sources exist in the study area. Among them, the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (CWTP) is a strongest point source in the downstream section of the river, recently. Pollutions at sites 7 - 10 are strongly dependant ef- fluent treatment levels from the plant, and it contains a high amount of chemicals that can cause of major decrement of the water quality. This would definitely kill aquatic fauna in the stretch of the river affected. It certainly happened in 2007. The general trend of water quality gradually has been decreased in the study pe- riod. Clearly, there is a need to improve the water quality in the Tuul River in surrounding area of the Ulaanbaatar. In order to change this situation, operati