Impact of upstream tigris river on groundwater quality in ne Mosul city

Abstract EN

Improper design, faulty planning, mismanagement and incorrect operation of irrigation schemes are the principle reasons for the deterioration of groundwater quality in a large number of countries, in particular in semiarid and arid regions.

The studied area district is located east of Tigris River; northern Iraq (Nineva).It is regarded as an important agricultural land .The present work aims at evaluating the ground water suitability for agricultural purposes or other uses and comparer groundwater quality of two period time 2000 and 2007 water year.

Water samples were collected from 20 boreholes and analyzed to determine the concentration of sodium , magnesium , chlorides , carbonate, bicarbonate, potassium ,sulfates , in addition to pH , EC, TDS and T.H.

The obtained results were compared with the standard ranges reported by WHO and European Union EU Salinity Laboratory for drinking proposes and agricultural uses respectively.