Zarjoob

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Zarjoob River
Native nameزرجوب (Persian)
Location
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
Physical characteristics
Length41 km
Discharge 
 • locationAnzali Lagoon

The Zarjoob or Zarjoub (Persian: زرجوب), Gilan Province, in northern Iran is a 41 km river that passes through Rasht and empties into the Anzali Lagoon near Bandar-e Anzali on the Caspian Sea.[1]

Pollution[edit]

Despite its short length, the Zarjoob watershed is home to about 1 million people and the river is heavily polluted. Sources of pollution include leaching from a landfill that receives some 700 tons of waste per day, approximately 500 factories, domestic and hospital wastewater, and agricultural runoff from rice paddies.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Haghnazar, Hamed; Cunningham, Jeffrey A; Kumar, Vinod; Aghayani, Ehsan; Mehraein, Mojtaba (April 2022). "COVID-19 and urban rivers: Effects of lockdown period on surface water pollution and quality- A case study of the Zarjoub River, north of Iran". Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29 (18): 27382–27398. doi:10.1007/s11356-021-18286-5.