Preliminary Study and Assessment of Drinking Water from Almaty, Kazakhstan

Authors

  • Y. Sailaukhanuly Satbayev University, 22a Satpaev str., Almaty, Kazakhstan; Shoqan Walikhanov Private School, Samal 3, 37/1, Almaty, Kazakhstan; al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan; Central Asian Institute for Ecological Research, 300/26 Dostyk ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • A. Popova Shoqan Walikhanov Private School, Samal 3, 37/1, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • T. Mansur Shoqan Walikhanov Private School, Samal 3, 37/1, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • K. Bexeitova al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • S. Azat Satbayev University, 22a Satpaev str., Almaty, Kazakhstan; al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • K. Toshtay al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • A. Tovassarov Central Asian Institute for Ecological Research, 300/26 Dostyk ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • A. Tasmagambetova Central Asian Institute for Ecological Research, 300/26 Dostyk ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj1478

Keywords:

Drinking water, Quality indicators, Chemical analysis

Abstract

Drinking water samples from eight districts of Almaty, Kazakhstan was collected and physical and chemical analysis of the samples was carried out. Quality indicators of drinking water, such as organoleptic characteristics of water (smell, taste, color, and turbidity), general characteristics (pH, total hardness, permanganate demand, and dry residue), inorganic substances (cations and anions) and contaminants (heavy metals and total petroleum hydrocarbons) were determined, except pesticide residues which will be analyzed for further analysis with a wide range of pollutants. According to all indicators obtained for all districts of Almaty, the anthropogenic impact on drinking water in Almaty districts is assessed as low, not exceeding the permissible maximum allowable concentrations (MAC) values, and drinking water in Almaty corresponds to the approved standards and rules for drinking water of Kazakhstan. Despite of the fact that studied pollutants are below their MAC values, they still pose threat to public health due to their accumulative properties. The study of drinking water in the districts of Almaty made it possible to assess the ecological state in the studied districts of Almaty, as well as to propose recommendations for improving the quality of drinking water in areas where water quality indicators are closer to their MAC values.

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2022-12-12

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Sailaukhanuly, Y., Popova, A., Mansur, T., Bexeitova, K., Azat, S., Toshtay, K., … Tasmagambetova, A. (2022). Preliminary Study and Assessment of Drinking Water from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 24(4), 341‒350. https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj1478

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Vol. 24 No. 4 (2022)

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