Water and sediment pollution of intensively used surface waters during a drought period - a case study in Central Northern Namibia.

ABSTRACT: Semiarid regions are often affected by water scarcity and poor water quality. Seasonal changes in precipitation and drought events increase the pressure of use on water bodies and their pollution. In Central Northern Namibia, a high seasonal intra- and inter-annual variability of precipitation caused a 5-year lasting drought period. In the semiarid region, ephemeral channels and water pans represent the main water source, besides the institutionalized water supply. No systematic analysis of its quality has been conducted so far. The states of the surface waters at the end of the dry season in 2017 and the end of the rainy seasons in 2018 and 2019 were characterized by the analysis of physical-chemical parameters, focusing on usability. The first results show coarse contamination of the wat

SUBMITTER: Faulstich L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature