MONITORING OF IRON CONTENT INTO A WATER SOURCE

The composition of water includes a large number of mineral substances, some of which are present in the tissues of the human body. Normally, the required mineral intake for the body is supplemented through diet and only to a lesser extent through water, but at the same time, the variation in the concentration of minerals in the water compartment has consequences for the human body. Iron is essential for the production of red blood cells, which transport oxygen throughout the body. Any substance present in water above certain concentrations can be toxic to the human body. For the purpose of determining their level in water, the primary contribution is given by the spectral analysis method. In this paper, a water source from a drilled well of a dwelling in Oradea was taken for study. Monitoring was conducted during the summer period, tracking the chemical composition. In the present paper are shown the iron analysis of the samples by atomic absorption spectrometry, and a statistical processing of the data was performed based on the obtained results. The combined analysis of the iron distributions using Ridgeline Charts and Normal Probability Plots over the three months highlights an evolution from a bimodal structure towards a unimodal form with positive skewness.