Investigation of Water Quality Criteria of Drinking Waters in Center of Van, Turkey

Abstract

In this study, it has been investigated whether different water resources, distributed to networks as drinking water in the center of Van, are appropriate to consumption according to physical, chemical and microbiological analyzes. Turbidity, electrical conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH was measured in the water received from the network water. Biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, calcium, magnesium, total hardness, total alkalinity, chloride, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, phosphorus, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt, cyanide, fluoride, aluminum, iron, potassium, manganese, molybdenum and microbiological analyzes were analyzed at a laboratuary. The results were generally found to be appropriate for the values given in our country’s regulations on drinking water. © 2017, Centenary University. All rights reserved.