Water quality evaluation : Heavy metals evaluation in superficial waters of Fan River in Rubik, Albania

Abstract

This study is a practical research about the water quality evaluation of the Fan River that flows through Rubik city in Albania. It is mostly focused in heavy metals concentration of superficial water of Fan River. Rubik was an industrial area for heavy metals extraction and for many years industrial solid wastes have been thrown out of mines into environment without any treatment or proper management. The main objective is finding the value of heavy metals in Fan River waters. The research in this study is conducted by qualitative and quantitative methods. Sampling method issued in fieldwork research about the contaminant elements into Fan River waters. The results of the research provide a clear understanding of the water classification into classes according to its quality. The research outcome is useful for evaluating the current status of the Fan River water quality according to each heavy metal. At the end, the results will give a clear frame of contamination levels development through years after the landfill construction for industrial solid wastes, and the gaps of environmental monitoring in Rubik. The result of this study is the contamination of Fan River waters from Pb, Zn and Ni. The waters of the river cannot be used without treatment for scaling down the concentration of those three heavy metals