River Pollution Mapping Software

Dear Friends,

We have collected data from a river and we are trying to map the findings and calculate the level of pollution for the river. We collected and analysed water samples from fixed small interval (20km) for the river. Now we have data like BOD, COD, DO, water Colouration, heavy metals and some other physical properties.

Can someone suggest model to map the river pollution and also to evaluate the level of pollution using the data we have?

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• Water Pollution
• GIS & Remote Sensing Technology
• GIS
• River Studies
• IT
• Hydrological Modelling
• Remote Sensing & Data Analysis
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• Pollution
• Contaminant Movement Mapping
• Surface Flow Analysis
• Hydrological Modelling
• Geographical Information Systems
• Remote Sensing
• Geographical Information System
• GIS Spatial Analysis
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• GIS & Remote Sensing

5 Answers

1. Dear Uriel Reyes

   There is much software that can help you. For example

   WEAP, WASP, Mike 11, Qual2E or Qual2k, SCIMAP. The fine spatial scale that SCIMAP works on makes it possible to identify the fields and parts of fields that may be the origin of the non-point source pollution problems in the rivers.

   WILLAMETTE RIVER WATER QUALITY MAP

   This map highlights water pollution issues in the Willamette River system. It was produced by the Corvallis Environmental Centre and the Institute for Water and Watersheds and published in August of 2008. It updates and expands on the Willamette Water Quality Map compiled by the Corvallis Environmental Centre in 1997.

   A simple 3 step plan

   1. Find water pollution sinks, i.e. where pollution has accumulated in sediments.
   2. Track pollution to its source by mapping water flow patterns around these sinks.
   3. Stop pollution at its source through education, outreach and land use management programs.

   Water is essential for all forms of life and ecosystems. Rivers are essential as they serve humans with ample fresh water supply. Although rivers contain only 0.0001% of the total global water, they are key carriers of nutrients and water worldwide. The evolution of human civilization is associated with rivers and its adjoining fertile flood plains. However, a dynamic shift in human civilizations resulted in variation of water use patterns along with unavoidable discharge of sewage and solid wastes into water bodies.

   the condition of river pollution in third world countries worsens day-by -day, where the rivers are considered easy disposal points for effluents.

   Polluted water is a problem if we have to drink it. However, it can also be a problem for the plants, insects and fish that require clean water to survive. Traditionally, we accepted that water can become polluted because we discharge waste into it.

   To make our rivers and streams clean again, we need to be able to work out where the pollution is coming from. Not all fields will be polluting. Two things make a field a problem:

   1. A field that produces lots of pollution;
   2. A field that is easily connected to rivers, lakes, or groundwater.

   Please find attached herewith following links & attached files

   Regards,

   Prem Baboo

   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%3A%2F%2Fmycoordinates.org%2Fgis-mapping-to-determine-river-pollution%2F

   https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Fcran.r-project.org%2Fweb%2Fpackages%2Fgstat%2Findex.html

   https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Fenvironment%2Fwater%2Fwater-dangersub%2Fpri_substances.htm%23list

   https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eea.europa.eu%2Fdata-and-maps%2Findicators%2Fbiochemical-oxygen-demand-in-rivers%2Foxygen-demand-at-river-stations

   
   

   http://www.scimap.org.uk/

2. Also Try the Water Evaluation and Planning Sytem (WEAP) software.

3. There are many softwares to calculate water quality, such as Mike 11, Qual2E or Qual2k, WASP and etc. To evaluation heavy and trace metal pollution you must be used the indexes such as Heavy Metal Index (HMI), Metal Index (MI), and etc.

4. You can use MIKE 11 software to simulate water quality in rivers

5. Cut and pasted from the KISTER website - see link below.

   The KISTERS product called WISKI (Water Information Systems KISTERS) is a water data management software solution. WISKI automates data collection processes for faster analysis and better decisions, improves data quality, provides powerful visualization tools, and offers an easy way to report and share your hydrological data. WISKI is a powerful and flexible software solution that can manage all of your water data in ONE location.
   

   http://www.kisters.net/wiski.html