Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2015, Pages 107–113
Fadel Derradji1, Farida Benmeziane2, Lahcen Benaabidate3, Ammar Maoui4, Houria Bousnoubra5, and Nacer Kherici6
1 Geology Department, University Badji Mokhtar, P.O. Box: 12 Annaba 23000, Algeria
2 Agronomy Department, University El Tarf, P.O. Box No. 73, El-Tarf 36000, Algeria
3 Department of Environment, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Adellah, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Fez, P.O. Box : 2202, 30000, Morocco
4 Faculty of Sciences, University of Guelma, Guelma 24000, Algeria
5 Geology Department, University Badji Mokhtar, P.O. Box: 12 Annaba 23000, Algeria
6 Geology Department, University Badji Mokhtar, P.O. Box: 12 Annaba 23000, Algeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aims to quantify the pollution levels in the main Lakes of El Kala National Park; Mellah, Oubeira, and Tonga, which constitute an important source of water supply and a National Heritage according to Ramsar convention, by monitoring five heavy metals (Al, Cr, Zn, Cu, Pb) and the phosphates content. This park contains up to 33% of the population of El Kala district, which liquid wastes are discharged directly in the lakes ecosystem. Results revealed that the Aluminum is present in the three Lakes, Lead was detected in the lakes of Oubeira and Mellah, Zinc and Cr were inexistent in the three lakes, Copper was detected only in Oubeira Lake. Phosphates were present in three lakes with a maximal content of 6 mg/l. This value remains superior to the limit content of phosphates for a lake eutrophication (0.2 mg/l). This situation threatens seriously the Lakes water quality and then its ecosystem.
Author Keywords: El Kala aquatic system, eutrophication, water, metal pollution.
Fadel Derradji1, Farida Benmeziane2, Lahcen Benaabidate3, Ammar Maoui4, Houria Bousnoubra5, and Nacer Kherici6
1 Geology Department, University Badji Mokhtar, P.O. Box: 12 Annaba 23000, Algeria
2 Agronomy Department, University El Tarf, P.O. Box No. 73, El-Tarf 36000, Algeria
3 Department of Environment, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Adellah, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Fez, P.O. Box : 2202, 30000, Morocco
4 Faculty of Sciences, University of Guelma, Guelma 24000, Algeria
5 Geology Department, University Badji Mokhtar, P.O. Box: 12 Annaba 23000, Algeria
6 Geology Department, University Badji Mokhtar, P.O. Box: 12 Annaba 23000, Algeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study aims to quantify the pollution levels in the main Lakes of El Kala National Park; Mellah, Oubeira, and Tonga, which constitute an important source of water supply and a National Heritage according to Ramsar convention, by monitoring five heavy metals (Al, Cr, Zn, Cu, Pb) and the phosphates content. This park contains up to 33% of the population of El Kala district, which liquid wastes are discharged directly in the lakes ecosystem. Results revealed that the Aluminum is present in the three Lakes, Lead was detected in the lakes of Oubeira and Mellah, Zinc and Cr were inexistent in the three lakes, Copper was detected only in Oubeira Lake. Phosphates were present in three lakes with a maximal content of 6 mg/l. This value remains superior to the limit content of phosphates for a lake eutrophication (0.2 mg/l). This situation threatens seriously the Lakes water quality and then its ecosystem.
Author Keywords: El Kala aquatic system, eutrophication, water, metal pollution.
How to Cite this Article
Fadel Derradji, Farida Benmeziane, Lahcen Benaabidate, Ammar Maoui, Houria Bousnoubra, and Nacer Kherici, “Heavy metals analysis in the water of Mellah, Oubeira and Tonga Lakes of El kala wetland complex, North east Algeria,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 107–113, January 2015.
