Zarjoob Explained

Zarjoob River
Pushpin Map:Iran
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth in Iran
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Iran
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Gilan
Length:41 km
Discharge1 Location:Anzali Lagoon

Zarjoob or Zarjoub (Persian: <big>زرجوب</big>), in Gilan province, northern Iran, is a 41 km river that passes through the city of Rasht and empties into the Anzali Lagoon near the city of Bandar-e Anzali on the Caspian Sea.

Pollution

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]

Notes and References

  1. Haghnazar . Hamed . Cunningham . Jeffrey A . Kumar . Vinod . Aghayani . Ehsan . Mehraein . Mojtaba . 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 . April 2022 . 29 . 18 . 27382–27398 . 10.1007/s11356-021-18286-5. free . 8723709 .