AN EXAMPLE OF A HIGH WATER QUALITY: THE UPPER SEGRE BASIN, EASTERN PYRENEES, FRANCE
Journal Title: Present Environment and Sustainable Development - Year 2010, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
The upper Segre basin is located in the Eastern Pyrenees in the South of France. The hydrogeological context is a middle mountain, between 1300 m and 3000 m, made of paleozoical rocks. The climate is a mix of mountain, Atlantic and Mediterranean influences. This river is very interesting because it is an example of high water quality, low level of mineralization and without any evident pollution. This little basin (20 km2) can be approached by several water indicators like temperature, conductivity, total hardness, nitrates, phosphates and turbidity. This study is based on 15 samples that allowed us to characterize this basin like a patrimonial high water area, because this kind of high quality of water became more and more unusual in France.
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Frédéric Hoffmann
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