The recent droughts in Iran made a decline in groundwater table and the migration of villagers to cities was hindered supplying drinking water for the current population. Therefore it should be considered as an important issue. In this regard, it is possible to achieve this goal by constructing underground dams that recently have been suggested to replace by medium and small overland dams. The ...

the period of shah abbass rule was a turning point in the history of iran. the reforms which this powerful king established in the disturbance conditions resulted in the peace and security, economic growth, city dwelling development, business boom development, improvement of public life and raising the rank of iran among other countries. shaiekh bahaie is one of the most important accompanies o...

Abstract Despite Iran’s longstanding reputation for sustainable water management, the country currently faces mounting water-related challenges caused by population growth, industrial development, urban sprawl, lifestyle changes, climate change, territorial conflicts, poor and insufficient public participation. Since past present share similar origins patterns, addressing is imperative. After g...

in recent decades, using water resources is increased for the sake of industrial, domestic and agricultural water consumptions by increase in urbanization and industrial development in karaj region that fraction of groundwater resources is too much according to the recent drought years and reduced precipitation in middle-east. these outcomes has caused groundwater level drop, reduced in aquifer...

concentrations of six heavy metals including cr, mn, ni, pb, v and zn were determined in topsoil (from 47 grid cells), surface water (4 streams) and groundwater (8 wells and 4 qanats) from an agriculturalarea located at south part of the iranian capital, near the tehran oil refinery. concentrations of the elementswere measured using flame and flameless atomic absorption spectrometry. based on t...