أثر النفايات الصلبة في تلوث التربة و المياه في مدينة الشامية

Abstract EN

The problem of pollution with solid waste is one of the problems of the urban environment that all Iraqi cities suffer from, including the city of Al-Shamiya.

This study revealed some of the effects of solid waste on the environment in the city of Shamiya, It is represented in soil and water, as it was found that the highest concentrations of oils and greases in the soil amounted to (34.51) in the industrial district.

As for some water quality indicators, such as the pH concentration, the site of Jisr al-Shamiya located in the city center, recorded the highest concentration, reaching (8.08).

Al-Nasifa site recorded the largest concentration of electrical conductivity, which reached (10,854 siemens/cm).

As for the total dissolved salts in Shatt al-Shamiya within the city of al-Shamiya, the al-Nassifah site also recorded the largest concentration, as it reached (1219 mg/l).

The data of the study revealed that a number of water quality indicators have exceeded the safe and permissible limit