Investigation of cadmium element changes in different waters affected by Sarcheshmeh copper mine

Subject Areas : watere sciences

shahin Aghamirzadeh ¹ , fatemeh ganjei zadeh rouhani ² , hamzah saeediyan ³ , Kamran Ganjeizadeh ⁴

1 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department , Kerman, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Kerman, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection Research, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Kerman, Iran. ORCID: 0000-0001-6403-9391, [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resource Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Kerman, Iran.
4 - The undergraduate student of Department of Mining Engineering, Shahid bahonar university of kerman.

Received: 2022-04-09 Accepted : 2022-05-24 Published : 2023-09-09

Keywords: Heavy metals, Keywords: Cadmium, Sarcheshmeh copper mine, Shour River,

Abstract :

Considering the origin of heavy metals, mines and their extraction and their sewage can play an important role in polluting the environment by these elements. In this study, water pollution in the Shour River, some wells and aqueducts were investigated and changes in cadmium element in surface and groundwater of the region were investigated. Then, statistical comparison and preparation of preliminary maps and distribution maps of cadmium contamination were compared in Shour River water, several aqueducts and wells in the watershed of the river were in two seasons of high water and low water. Statistical comparison of river, well and aqueduct water samples was performed in wet and dry seasons using t-test method. The results showed that due to the high amount of cadmium in surface and underground waters of Sarcheshmeh watershed, therefore, not all of these waters are suitable for drinking and considering that cadmium is a toxic, hazardous and carcinogenic metal in the environment, it can pose irreparable risks to human health and even livestock.