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Monitoring and evaluation of the water quality of Budeasa Reservoir–Arges River, Romania

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The purpose of this study was to monitor and record the specific characteristics and properties of the Arges River water in the Budeasa Reservoir (the principal water resources of municipal tap water of the big Romanian city Pitesti and surrounding area) for a period of 5 years (2005–2009). The monitored physical and chemical parameters were turbidity, pH, electrical conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, 5 days biochemical oxygen demand, free dissolved oxygen, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia nitrogen, chloride, total dissolved iron ions, sulfate, manganese, phosphate, total alkalinity, and total hardness. The results were discussed in correlation with the precipitation values during the study. Monthly and annual values of each parameter determined in the period January 2005–December 2009 were used as a basis for the classification of Budeasa Reservoir water, according to the European legislation, as well as for assessing its quality as a drinking water supply. Principal component analysis and Pearson correlation coefficients were used as statistical procedures in order to evaluate the data obtained during this study.

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Antoanela Ion acknowledges her colleagues from Apa-Canal 2000, Pitesti, Romania, involved in data collection, in some periods of time.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Blvd Regina Elisabeta, 030018, Bucharest, Romania

    Antoanela Ion, Luminita Vladescu & Irinel Adriana Badea

  2. Faculty of Geography, Department of Geomorphology-Pedology-Geomatics, University of Bucharest, 1st., Nicolae Balcescu Blvd, 010041, Bucharest, Romania

    Laura Comanescu

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Ion, A., Vladescu, L., Badea, I.A. et al. Monitoring and evaluation of the water quality of Budeasa Reservoir–Arges River, Romania. Environ Monit Assess 188, 535 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5521-y

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