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NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is supplied with drinking water fromboth desalinated sea water and treated groundwater sources. Sampleswere analysed for NO3 from selected deep and shallow wells, two locations within the city's six groundwater treatment plants, thedesalinated sea water and distribution network. Average nitrateconcentrations (as NO3) were 8.2 and 15.8 mg/L for deep andshallow well waters, respectively. The average nitrate concentrations (asNO3) in the groundwater treatment plants influent waters and thefinal product water were 16.2 and 8.5 mg/L, respectively. Due toblending of the plants' product water with the desalinated sea water, theaverage network nitrate concentration was 4.4 mg/L. The scheduledwater interruption does not seem to cause any appreciable change in thenitrate levels in the distribution network.

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Alabdula'aly, A.I. NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES. Environ Monit Assess 47, 315–324 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005756904710

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