Search and study of treatment spring water: A case study of Jizzakh region in Uzbekistan

Abstract

Abstract Determining the amount of groundwater sources (springs) and analyzing their quality has always been an important issue, because the health of the population largely depends on the quality of the water. This article presents the analytical results of a study of 242 springs in the Jizzakh region for 2018-2020. During these years, 242 sources (springs) in Farish, Bakhmal, Zaamin and other districts located in the mountain side of the Jizzakh region and 164 (68%) of 242 in the Farish district, 33 (14%) in the Bakhmal district, 27 (11%) in the Zaamin district and 18 (7%) located in the Gallaorol. Analysis of chemical and physical properties (total mineralization of the sampled water, iron, silicon compounds, bromine, iodine, carbon dioxide content, organic matter, pH, hardness, etc.) showed that 107 out of 242 springs are natural sources for human health and diseases prevention. The largest number of these springs is 68 (64%) in Farish district, 29 (27%) in Bakhmal district, 9 (8%) in Zaamin district and 1 (1%) in Gallaaral, respectively. These results will play an important role to research with large-scale quantitative and qualitative on healing springs in the future.