<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JEP</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Journal of Environmental Protection</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2152-2197</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/jep.2014.510089</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">JEP-48320</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>EARTH &amp; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Review the Environmental Effects of Using Industrial Wastewater Effluent (Case Study: Iran Qom Shokouhie Industrial State)</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Nona</surname><given-names>Jesmanitafti</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Seyed</surname><given-names>Ali Jozi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Seyed</surname><given-names>Masoud Monavari</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff2"><addr-line>Department of Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University (IAU)—North Tehran Branch, 
Tehran, Iran</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff3"><addr-line>Department of Environment, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Islamic Azad University (IAU)—Tehran Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>jesmann@clarkson.edu(NJ)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>24</day><month>07</month><year>2014</year></pub-date><volume>05</volume><issue>10</issue><fpage>874</fpage><lpage>885</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>27</day>	<month>March</month>	<year>2014</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>25</day>	<month>April</month>	<year>2014</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>21</day>	<month>May</month>	<year>2014</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
	The overall goal of this study is investigating the environmental impacts
of using wastewater effluent of industrial states in irrigation of green space.
For this purpose, industrial state of Shokouhieh in Qom Province in central of
Iran was selected as a case study. Firstly, the quality and quantity of
inputting wastewater into refinery and outputting wastewater effluent were
measured on important parameters of pH, TDS, TSS, COD, BOD and wastewater
temperature in refinery laboratory of industrial state of Qom Shokouhieh during
12 months from March 2012 to March 2013. Then analysis of chemical, biological
and physical indicators of irrigation wastewater (effluent) and measurement of
heavy metals were done in June 2012 and January 2013 according to the standards
instruction for the water and wastewater treatment. Also, heavy metals, EC, pH,
and Mg<sup>2+,</sup> Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Na<sup>+</sup>, k<sup>+</sup> of soil of
industrial estate of Qom Shokouhieh were studied. Then, Rapid Impact Assessment
Method (RIAM) and Entropy Method were used to analyze the data. In Rapid Impact
Assessment Method, socio-cultural, physicochemical, biological and economic
environments get the highest negative impacts respectively. In Entropy Method after
weighting the environmental factors, public health and other disease parameters
with the weight of 0.147, soil chemical properties with the weight of 0.136,
soil toxicity with the weight of 0.126 were allocated the first rate up to the
third rate respectively. After comparing the results of these two methods with
each other, the main limitation of using wastewater effluent of industrial
estate of Qom Shokouhie in irrigation of green space is entering chemical
pollutants (nitrate) into groundwater, salinity and toxicity of soil of industrial
state and endangerment of workers and labors public health who work in
industrial state of Qom Shokouhie (specially the labors who exposure directly
with the wastewater effluent and labors work in refinery). 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Industrial Wastewater Effluent</kwd><kwd> Irrigation</kwd><kwd> Green Space</kwd><kwd> Environmental Impact Assessment</kwd><kwd> Rapid Impact Assessment Method</kwd><kwd> Entropy Method</kwd><kwd> Industrial State</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>During the past decades, rapid industrial developments in different countries have been putting an increasing pressure on the water resource requirement in the island country [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref1">1</xref>] . The demand for quality water resources in the industrial and agricultural sectors will be difficult to meet in the foreseeable future because of dwindling supply [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref2">2</xref>] . The imbalance in the demand and supply of water resources will become a common major issue confronting many countries around the world as well in the next few decades [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref3">3</xref>] . Throughout the last decade, industrial wastewater reuse has emerged as an important and viable means of supplementing dwindling water supplies in a large number of regions throughout the world [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref4">4</xref>] . In many instances, reuse is also promoted as a means of limiting wastewater discharges to aquatic environments [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref5">5</xref>] . Wastewater use occurs either indirectly, when partially untreated effluent is discharged into rivers that supply water for agriculture, or directly, at municipal farms when partially treated sewage effluent is conveyed into some gardens [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref6">6</xref>] . Past experience had shown that these developmental projects, created with the aim of producing socio-economic benefits, have also produced adverse environmental impacts [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref7">7</xref>] such as land degradation. The long term’s irrigation influence by sewage was studied in China and California State in America. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref8">8</xref>] determined that irrigation with sewage would change some physical and chemical attribute of soil and some of this changes increased soil’s quality. Also, sewage has nutrient and mineral substances that increase crops and soil productivity. So, this method is an important and suitable way to increase soil’s product at dry and semi-dry areas. The only worry is heavy metals that will remain their bad effects after long time, so the risk assessment must be done for sewage using. The potential reassessment was performed in Greece to survived sewage quality [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref9">9</xref>] . It’s shown that secondly sewage using for irrigation is suitable for crops that do not use raw. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref10">10</xref>] studied about secondly sewage irrigation impact on soil’s geochemical features in east Tunisia. They found that developed irrigation by infiltration sewage will increase salinity of soil and this salt will change soil’s structure. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref11">11</xref>] studied about related risks of sewage reusing for environment in Greece and Cyprus. They found that the human’s health and environmental ecosystems are more important than water balance and water management. The irrigation by sewage influence on crop’s quality was studied in Tunisia [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref12">12</xref>] . They found that though this method is a very effective way but it is a big risk for agriculture’s crops and green environment also and changing crops and food quality is the biggest risk among them. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref13">13</xref>] also studied about irrigation by sewage and environmental hygiene in Australia and showed that because of world’s limited source, sewage reusing and resumption are an urgent way but public health and environment must be preserved.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Case Study</title><p>Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state by 995 hectare extent located at 12 kilometers of Tehran-Qom old roads at center of Iran. This industrial state located at 42 - 34 geographical longitude and latitude at north and 51 - 50 at east and it is the nearest town to Qom in Iran. The state’s refinery based on two modulus and working with 2000 square meter average capacity at day. The refinery method of this industrial state is synthetic. Some part of the refined sewage of this industrial state are using for green space irrigation and the rest of that are using for industrial section after some advanced refinery stages. The green space of this industrial state contained green belt around town, boulevard, sidewalk that have 125 hectare extent. The used water in green space of industrial sate is about 1500 square meter. The source of used water of industrial state’s green space is industrial state’s water network. Also, state’s green space irrigation system is drop wise model. There are 10 kinds of non-productive broadleaf trees in the industrial sate. The total number of these trees is 41,854 and none of them is in endangered red list. The fruitful trees in this state are 4 trees and total of them are about 14,970 trees. The vinifera visit and punicagranatum are at low risk of extinction. The oleaeuropaea and pistca trees are not at endangered list. The perennial shrub of Qom Shokouhie industrial state is 11 trees and total of them are about 69,045 and among them, tamarix has a low risk of extinction in the red list, but other shrubs are not at red list. The needle leaf trees in Qom Shokouhie industrial state are 5 trees and total of them are about 10,540. The Cupressus arizonica and Juniperus horizontalis monech are at low risk. The produced water volume of existent wells are 50 liters at second and mentioned wells are activated during 26 days of months and the produced water volume are about 3745 square meter at day and some part of that considered as losses (due to aging of state network, about 20 percent of water network considered as losses). 1400 meter of water are using in industrial state. Rest of that are using for green space irrigation and this amount is about 1500 square meter. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref> shows the geographic location of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state.</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Materials and Methods</title><p>The purpose of this study was to assess the environmental effects of Iran Qom Shokouhieh industrial state of wastewater effluent in irrigation of green space. Firstly, the environmental impacts of the project was identified, according to studies on environmental effects of using industrial wastewater effluent for irrigation of green space and agriculture in Iran and in other countries and based on technical, environmental and field studies including visiting and identifying the site and its affected environment. Then some interviews were done by industrial organization employers and workers and labors of Qom Shokouhie industrial sate, respectively. The entering and existing of wastewater effluent quality and quantity of state’s refinery was determined on important parameters of BOD, COD, TSS, TDS, PH and the wastewater temperature from March 2012 until February 2013. Then chemical, biological and physical analysis of important parameters of wastewater effluent and heavy metals measurement was done from July 2012 until January 2013. Measuring stations are inputs and outputs of wastewater that are measured once per month. Finally, the heavy metals, EC, pH, and some anions and cations in the soil like Na<sup>+</sup>, K<sup>+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup> were measured at Tehran Research Institute. The spectrophotometer tool was used for anions measurement, flame photometer was used for cation’s measurement and atomic absorption tool was used for measuring heavy metals. All testing and sampling condition are done based on standard methods for water and wastewater treatment. Rapid Impact Assessment Method with RIAM BASIC Software and Entropy Method was performed to review the environmental effect of using industrial wastewater effluent of Iran Qom Shokouhie for green space irrigation. Diagram 1 shows the processes of measuring environmental effects of using industrial wastewater effluent in Qom Shekoohie industrial state—Iran.</p><fig id="fig1"><label>Figure 1</label><caption><p> Location of the studying area</p></caption><graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\c817ea98-9ee7-4789-b9af-c55af9fb809f.png"/></fig><disp-formula id="scirp.48320-formula3681"><inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\4d582c7f-b076-4e07-b6ce-acbb1a606ff3.png"/></disp-formula><p>Diagram 1. Processes of measuring environmental effects of using industrial wastewater effluent in Qom Shekoohie industrial state— Iran.</p><sec id="s3_1"><title>3.1. Rapid Impact Assessment Method (RIAM)</title><p>This method was performed by Pastakia in 1998 and some specific standards were used in this method as an important criterion [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref14">14</xref>] . The RIAM method contains all 4 environmental factors (physic-chemical, bio-ecolog- ical, socio-cultural and economic-executive). The project activity’s effect was measured based on environmental factors and a presented classification was prospect for each condition [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref15">15</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s3_2"><title>3.2. Entropy Method</title><p>Entropy method has an important implication in social science, physic and information theory. When the decide matrix’s data are completely distinct, so we can use entropic method weight’s measurement. Above idea based on this fact that however an amount dispersal of an index is more, so that index is more importance. The information theory’s entropy is a misgiving measure that stated by distinct possibility distribution <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\ca896f13-8a5e-44b3-92d4-7b10062372ab.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref16">16</xref>] . Decide matrix contains some information that can be used as a criterion for measurement. This matrix contains n parameters an m options (n row and m columns). The number of each rows and columns are based as sd hock replacing method. The numbers domain is from 1 - 10 and 9 is the maximum value and 1 is the lowest value [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.48320-ref17">17</xref>] .</p><p>Firstly, the quality indexes were changed to quantity indexes, then, existent information in matrix was changed to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\d6650c3e-45d0-49ba-9dcf-85dcea7752dc.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> as below formula.</p><p>First step: no scaling by norms</p><disp-formula id="scirp.48320-formula3682"><inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\3a87ffcd-020c-4849-ab0b-02672191dcdd.png"/></disp-formula><p>Then <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\1e6b95ed-eaae-43a8-80f3-555d12e81ce0.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> calculated as fellow:</p><p>Second step: indexes weights measuring</p><p> <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\46746ed1-93a0-4a14-aeb2-11709adcb8f1.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p>Now, calculating the deviance degree:</p><p>Third step:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.48320-formula3683"><inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\3f12ea9c-b476-4102-991d-5bf6aaaca149.png"/></disp-formula><p>Deviance degree <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\bb08a16e-5d39-4fcb-9c41-fe38375082d1.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> of obtained information for j index stated that how much information was obtained from mentioned index <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\4fbba019-c2f9-410e-b8a0-e0b265c9703e.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for deciding.</p><p>Fourth step:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.48320-formula3684"><inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\b6464e76-c601-44b0-b81f-12ffc007051a.png"/></disp-formula></sec></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Results</title><sec id="s4_1"><title>4.1. Related Findings about Environmental Effect on Receptive Environment</title><sec id="s4_1_1"><title>1) Physico-Chemical Environment</title><p>As <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref> and <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref> shown, because of the high amount of electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids lead to salinity of wastewater effluent. By investigating soil area, most of the pathogens and nematode parasites were filtered at few centimeters above the soil. Among all chemicals pollution, because of the high amount of nitrate, it can be moved along with water in the depth of soil and make many risks for underground water’s sources. There is not Special River around Shokouhieh industrial state; the only thing is a dry stream of a river that in emergency situations the wastewater effluent is disposed there. Also, the amount of BOD<sub>5</sub>, COD, pH and turbidity in the soil are at standard level, so there is no problem for labors who work at Shokouhie industrial state. Also with considering the amount of TSS, wastewater effluent suspended solid does not bloke the soil pores.</p></sec><sec id="s4_1_2"><title>2) Biological Environment</title><p>After studying on rare elements, the amount of Na<sup>+</sup>, Cl<sup>−</sup> and B<sup>−</sup> is more than state’s plants need, so, this condition decrease plants growing and deforming them.</p></sec><sec id="s4_1_3"><title>3) Economic and Cultural-Social Environment</title><p>Nobody lives around of this state. Phosphor, nitrogen and potassium in the wastewater effluent are at standard concentration, so instead of using chemical fertilizer that has an adverse effect on environment, it can be used from industrial wastewater effluent for irrigation green space due to its nutrients (phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen). The total coli form and fecal coli form in the wastewater effluent is about MPN/100ml &gt; 2400. This amount is so high. The data shows that the highest risk is toward labors who work in industrial state.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s4_2"><title>4.2. Heavy Metals, Cations and Anions That Is inside the Soil of Shekoohieh Industrial State</title><p>As shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table3">Table 3</xref>, all measured heavy metals in state are at standard level, but after many years, a little amount of heavy metals, will aggregate in the soil and have adverse effects.</p><table-wrap id="table1"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 1</object-id><label>Table 1</label><caption><p>. Results of inputting and outputting of wastewater effluent of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state in the year of 2013-2012 (July &amp; January)</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="5"  >Result Examination</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="3"  ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Row</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Limitation Standard</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Outputting Waste (2013-January)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Inputting Waste (2013-January)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Outputting Waste (2012-July)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Inputting Waste (2012-July)</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Scale</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Examination</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Ag</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/05</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.015&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.015&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Cd</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/05</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.1&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.08</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.05&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.05&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Co</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.05&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.30</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.057</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.208</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Cr</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.241</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.703</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.073&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.444</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Fe</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >A little</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.001&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.001&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.001&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.001&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Hg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.086</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.821</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.150</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.437</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Mn</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/01</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.15&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Mo</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.074</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.085</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.028</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.03</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Ni</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.14&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.14&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.14&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.14&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Pb</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.2&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.38</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.2&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.2&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Al</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.3752</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.7409</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.154</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.636</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Zn</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.042</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.085</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Cu</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/01</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.02&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0003&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.0003&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >As</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></sec><sec id="s4_3"><title>4.3. <img src="htmlimages\9-6702164x\8296afbd-4319-43da-9f1a-88bcc422c4fd.png" width="53.75" height="37.5" />Measuring and pH of Iran Qom Shokouhie Industrial State</title><p>By using pH meter tool, the pH of soil was measured. This amount was about 7.55 ohm. Then, by EC measure tool, the soil electrical conductivity <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\4341ac56-f013-4007-810b-e421abf632ed.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> was measured and the result of it was about 7.34 ds/m.</p><p>By considering performed <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\2496a1c6-3855-4172-ad52-d20b43b58027.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and pH tests, soil classification, salinity determining of soil, soil’s sodium and Mg, Na, Ca, and P, as shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table4">Table 4</xref> that needing to determine SAR, the soil’s type of industrial state is salinity-Na one.</p><p>The increased of soil’s alkalinity that happens due to the salinity of wastewater effluent, contributed Swelling and dispersion of clay minerals and also will damage buildings structure and decrease soils permeability.</p><disp-formula id="scirp.48320-formula3685"><inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\86a5ebcd-c0a3-46ed-8b5f-e44191ce6d6f.png"/></disp-formula></sec><sec id="s4_4"><title>4.4. Results of Rapid Impact Assessment Method</title><p>The research result based on RIAM method shows that irrigation of green space by wastewater effluent refinery has no high negative effects on green space and soil of state (−E). In this study, some of the effects of wastewater effluent were classified in positive groups and some of them in negative groups. Also, as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref> and <xref ref-type="table" rid="table5">Table 5</xref>, the most negative effects are relating to underground’s water quality in physic-chemical and water ecosystem in biological environment that is in meaningful negative effects area (−D). Then, the soil salinity, soil toxicity and soil permeability at physicochemical environment, rare plants types, plants location and food’s chains at biological environment and public health and pathogenic parameters at cultural-social environment, are located in negative effects range (−D) respectively.</p><p>Finally, the economic costs, public contribution, public ideas, religion, population and immigration in cultural-social environment and other chemical features of soil at physic-chemical environment are located in chang-</p><table-wrap id="table2"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 2</object-id><label>Table 2</label><caption><p>. Physical, chemical and biological analysis of inputting and outputting of wastewater effluent of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state in the year 2012-2013 (July &amp; January)</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="5"  >Result examination</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="4"  ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Row</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Limitation standard</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Outputting waste (2013-January)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Inputting waste (2013-January)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Outputting waste (2012-July)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Inputting waste (2012-July)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Scale</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Examination</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >8.5 - 6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.41</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.42</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >pH</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >21</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24.9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >21</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >C</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >T</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >DO</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >700</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7080</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7090</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >15,460</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >17,510</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >&#181;s/cm</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >EC<sub>w</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5066.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5172</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12776.8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14625.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >TDS</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >100</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >20</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1005</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >385</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >TSS</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >982</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9.1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >ppt</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Sal</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >108</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >982</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >982</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >NTU</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.040</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.015</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.229</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.372</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >ABS</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >452</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >946</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >333.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >T.A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.03</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >18.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >O&amp;G</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >600</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1629.49</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1559.51</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4774.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5186.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >CL<sup>-</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >156</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >204</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >100</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >276</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Ca<sup>2+</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >100</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >51.24</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >122</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >275.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >163.48</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Mg<sup>2+</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >14</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >500</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3750</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Na</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >15</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >780</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1&gt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1120</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2160</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >SO<sub>4</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >16</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.90</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6.90</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >PO<sub>4</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >17</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >39.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >39.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >48.9</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >NO<sub>3</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >18</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1.022</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.027</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.65</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.93</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >NO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >19</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4.20</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >22.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.75</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >NH<sub>3</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >20</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >200</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >156.24</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4326.2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >160</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2500</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >COD</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >21</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >100</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >89.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1097.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >69.4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1940.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >mg/l</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >BOD<sub>5</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >22</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2400&lt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2400&lt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >&gt;2400</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2400&lt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >MPN/100ml</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Total coli form</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >23</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >400</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2400&lt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2400&lt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >&gt;2400</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2400&lt;</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >MPN/100ml</td><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="2"  >Fecal coli form</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table3"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 3</object-id><label>Table 3</label><caption><p>. Soil heavy metals of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Standard Density</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Result of Examination</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Scale</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Examination</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Row</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.75</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cr</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >150</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >38.26</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Zn</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >30</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Ni</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4352</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Fe</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.85</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cd</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5.35</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cu</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Ag</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3.75</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Co</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >18</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Pb</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >199.7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Mn</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4147.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Al</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >11</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >-</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Mo</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table4"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 4</object-id><label>Table 4</label><caption><p>. Soil cations and anions of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Result of Examination</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Scale</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Examination</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Row</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >11,600</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Ca<sup>2+</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >6537</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Na<sup>+</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >9918</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >K<sup>+</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >1569.1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >mg/kg</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Mg<sup>2+</sup></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table5"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 5</object-id><label>Table 5</label><caption><p>. Summary of scores with RIAM software-irrigation of green space with industrial wastewater effluent summary of scores</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Range</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−108 −72</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−71 −36</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−35 −19</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−18 −10</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−9 −1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >0 0</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >1 9</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >10 18</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >19 35</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >36 71</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >72 108</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Class</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−E</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−D</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−C</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−B</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >B</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >D</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >E</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >PC</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >BE</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >SC</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >EO</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Total</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig2"><label>Figure 2</label><caption><p> Summary of scores with RIAM software—irriga- tion of green space with industrial wastewater effluent</p></caption><graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\458af5fd-762c-4c1b-beed-29f46b3dd39b.png"/></fig><p>ing areas of small negative effect (−A). The 3 parameters of surface waters quality, surface water quantity and rare animals’ species were not influence by wastewater effluent and remained at unchanged area (N). The underground water quality is one of the positive effects of project that is in meaningful positive effects area (+D). Then, its effect on green spaces, sewage, agricultural aspects and soil productivity are located in positive effects changing area (+B). Finally, the physical features of soil and land ecosystem are located at small positive effect area (+A). As obtained numbers in different receptive environment showed, the most negative effects of green space irrigation by wastewater effluent are related to social-cultural, physicochemical, biological and economical environments respectively. This difference is not considerable.</p><p>As shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref> and <xref ref-type="table" rid="table6">Table 6</xref>, the most negative effects of second option related to underground water quality and water ecosystem that are located in meaningful negative effect’s area. After that, the soil salinity, toxicity level of soil, rare plant species, plant location and food chains are located in this period. Then, the public health and pathogenic parameters and chemical features are located at negative effects areas (−C).</p><p>The result shows that the most negative effect of irrigation without any filtration of wastewater effluent is re-</p><fig id="fig3"><label>Figure 3</label><caption><p> Summary of the scores with RIAM software—irri- gation of green space without industrial wastewater effluent</p></caption><graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://file.scirp.org/Html/htmlimages\9-6702164x\c0537729-dbd9-4f5e-aba1-e543ba1585e6.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table6"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 6</object-id><label>Table 6</label><caption><p>. Summary of the scores with RIAM software—irrigation of green space without industrial wastewater effluent summary of scores</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Range</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−108 −72</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−71 −36</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−35 −19</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−18 −10</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >−9 −1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >0 0</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >1 9</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >10 18</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >19 35</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >36 71</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >72 108</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Class</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−E</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−D</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−C</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−B</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >N</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >A</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >B</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >C</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >D</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >E</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >PC</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >BE</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >SC</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >EO</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Total</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>lated to physic-chemical and cultural-social environments. However, this difference is not remarkable. The wastewater effluent using has not negative effect on economic environment because this option has no any cost is spending on wastewater effluent filtration.</p></sec><sec id="s4_5"><title>4.5. Results of Entropy Method</title><p>As shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table7">Table 7</xref> and <xref ref-type="table" rid="table8">Table 8</xref>, after considering environmental effects of wastewater effluent using at Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state for irrigation of green space by Entropy Method, the following results were obtained. The weights of chemical features of soil, soil toxicity, soil salinity, water quality, physical features, water quantity, soil permeability, soil productivity, public health and cultural-economical effects are 0.147, 0.136, 0.126, 0.115, 0.105, 0.094, 0.084, 0.073, 0.063 and 0.052, respectively. As it shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table8">Table 8</xref>, the cultural-social environment and the physico-chemical environment have the most negative effects in this method, respectively. So, the obtained results are similar to Pastakia matrix results.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Conclusions</title><p>Considering environmental effects of wastewater effluent using by RIAM and entropy method and comparing both result with each other, it shows that the cultural-social, physicochemical, biological and economical environments had received the most negative effects respectively. The important limitable elements are entering chemical pollution (nitrate) to underground waters and water ecosystems, soil salinity and toxicity of industrial state, changing soil permeability and chemical features, threatening the endangered species of state including Vitis vinifera “Punica granatum” tamarix, Cupressus arizonica, Juniperus horizontalis, endangering public health</p><table-wrap id="table7"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 7</object-id><label>Table 7</label><caption><p>. Final result with entropy method</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >W10</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W9</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W8</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W7</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W6</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W5</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W4</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W3</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >W1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.136</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.147</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.126</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.084</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.063</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.115</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.105</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.052</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.094</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.073</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table8"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 8</object-id><label>Table 8</label><caption><p>. Final result from the last step of entropy method</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Factor</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Weight</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Degree</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Public health and other parameters</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.147</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil chemical property</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.136</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil toxicity</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.126</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil salinity</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.115</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Water quality</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.105</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil physical properties</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.094</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Water quantity</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.084</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil permeability</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.073</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >8</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil fertility</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.063</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cultural and economic effects</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.052</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>and increasing disease parameters among employers specially the labors who are in contact with wastewater effluent and effect on economic parameters (cost of wastewater treatment).</p><p>The most positive elements of this method are increasing and saving underground waters, creating green spaces and deserts reduction, decreasing wastewater effluent amount from outside of state, increasing soil productivity and having beautiful ecosystem. Finally, the wastewater effluent using for irrigation of green space has no effect on 3 elements: surface water quality, surface water quantity (because there is no any considerable river around Iran Qom Shoukouhieh industrial state) and rare animals’ species (because there is no any rare animal in state and around that).</p><sec id="s5_1"><title>5.1. The Possibility of Using Industrial Wastewater Effluent in Irrigation of Green Space</title><sec id="s5_1_1"><title>5.1.1. Environmental Justification</title><p>From the environmental point of view, in Rapid Impact Assessment Method and after selecting first option (green space irrigation by refined industrial wastewater effluent), all negative effects are (20 parameters) more than positive effects (7 parameters), also, the social and physicochemical parameters have more weights than other parameters in entropic method. This means that the total effects are negative and negative effects were more than positive effects, but these negative effects, by environmental compliance and enforcement strategies will be reduced or eliminated.</p></sec><sec id="s5_1_2"><title>5.1.2. Social Justification</title><p>From the social point of view, this project is also considered. Nobody lives around the state, so this social justification is only about state workers, guards and specially the labors who work in green spaces. After interviewing by workers, guards and labors showed that the majority of workers (87% to 90%) care about the environmental and health issues. <xref ref-type="table" rid="table9">Table 9</xref> shows the procedures of monitoring different parameters which are affected by wastewater effluent of Iran Qom Shoukoohie industrial sate.</p><p>However the measuring of wastewater effluent reusing for irrigation of green space is new topic, but there are not enough studies performed on environmental impact assessment of wastewater effluent, especially in a specific regional. This paper has been compared with a few examples of issues and trends that are mentioned in the beginning of this article. Jian Xu et al. (2010) found that the important effects of using wastewater effluent in irrigation are related to soil physical and chemical change. Sami Klay et al. (2010) also found that irrigation</p><table-wrap id="table9"  position="float"><object-id pub-id-type="pii">Table 9</object-id><label>Table 9</label><caption><p>. Suggestions for monitoring of effectible different parameters in using Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial wastewater</p></caption><table><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Essential laws</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Monitoring period</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Administrative</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Problem</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Suggestion</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Bylaw for effluent quality procedure + FAO guidelines for ions particularly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Seasonally for TDS and monthly for EC<sub>w</sub></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil salinity of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Measurement of TDS and EC<sub>w</sub></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Bylaw for effluent quality procedure + FAO guidelines for ions particularly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Every six month</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Soil toxicity of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Measurement of B, NA, CL metals</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Bylaw for effluent quality procedure + FAO guidelines for ions particularly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Every six month nitrogen and yearly total coli form</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cuasing problem for underwater of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Measurement of N metal, total coli form and fecal coli form</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Bylaw for effluent quality procedure + FAO guidelines for ions particularly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Yearly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Effect of heavy metals on soil of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Measurement of Cd, Zn, Pb and Hg metals</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Guidelines of WHO, 1989</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Every six month</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Plants of Iran Qom Shokouhie industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Measurement of nematode parasites</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Guidelines of WHO, 1989</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Monthly, seasonally, every six month and yearly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Endanger the labors health who work in the wastewater treatment system of Qom  Shokouhieh industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Clinical examinations, tests, typhoid, paratyphoid, cholera and hepatitis, parasitic worms, fungal diseases</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Guidelines of WHO, 1989</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Monthly, seasonally, every six month and yearly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Management of Iran Qom Shokouhie  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Endanger the labors health who using  effluent of Qom  Shokouhieh  industrial state</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Clinical examinations, tests, typhoid, paratyphoid, cholera and hepatitis, parasitic worms, fungal diseases</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>by wastewater effluent will increase salinity of soil and change soil structure. 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