Research Article
Water Pollution and Water Quality Assessment of Major Transboundary Rivers from Banat (Romania)
Table 4
Water quality status and WQI values at sampling stations from the Bega River.
| Water quality parameters (unit) | Water sampling station | Luncanii de Jos | Balinţ | Max. | Min. | Mean | Max. | Min. | Mean |
| DO (%) | 146.3 | 60.6 | 97.6 | 154.1 | 48.3 | 89.1 | pH (U pH) | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | BOD5 (mg O2/L) | 3.7 | 0.8 | 2 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.4 | Temperature (°C) | 19.8 | 2.2 | 10 | 23 | 1.7 | 11.4 | Total P (mg P/L) | 0.242 | 0.032 | 0.099 | 0.381 | 0.037 | 0.128 | N-NO2− (mg N/L) | 0.015 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 0.041 | 0.006 | 0.017 | Turbidity (mg/L) | 54.9 | 4.4 | 18.8 | 232.4 | 5.2 | 55.5 | Overall WQI | 66 | 84 | 85 | 61 | 80 | 82 | Class | III | II | II | III | II | II | Water quality status | Medium | Good | Medium | Good | Water quality concern | Marginal concern | Lowest concern | Marginal concern | Lowest concern |
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Source. Data processed by the Banat Water Basin Administration (ABAB) Archives, Timişoara.
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