Evaluation of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in Basrah governorate by using application of water quality index
Other Title(s)
تقييم نوعية المياه الجوفية لأغراض الشرب في محافظة البصرة باستخدام تطبيق مؤشر جودة المياه
Joint Authors
Abbas, Abd al-Husayn Abd al-Karim
al-Ghanim, Ammar Salman Dawud
al-Hasan, Zaynab Muwaffaq
Source
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2017), pp.65-78, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Kufa Faculty of Engineering
Publication Date
2017-01-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
-This study aims to apply Water Quality Index (WQI) to evaluate quality of groundwater samples collected from Basrah governorate south of Iraq.
The samples were collected from (29) wells located in different districts of Basrah governorate (Safwan, Zubair, and Um-Qasr) during Summer Season of 2015.
The groundwater samples were analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids and other major ions.
For calculating WQI, eleven parameters; pH, EC, TDS, Total hardness as CaCO3, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphate, Chloride, Nitrate, Sodium, and Potassium have been considered.
The suitability of groundwater in the study area for human drinking purpose was achieved by WQI depending on guideline values of World Health Organization (WHO 2011) for chemical parameters.
Then, the weights (Wi) were assigned to the parameters based on their influence on human health.
The results showed that the (WQI) values for the groundwater of study area varied from poor to unsuitable for human drinking purpose
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abbas, Abd al-Husayn Abd al-Karim& al-Ghanim, Ammar Salman Dawud& al-Hasan, Zaynab Muwaffaq. 2017. Evaluation of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in Basrah governorate by using application of water quality index. Kufa Journal of Engineering،Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.65-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786011
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abbas, Abd al-Husayn Abd al-Karim…[et al.]. Evaluation of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in Basrah governorate by using application of water quality index. Kufa Journal of Engineering Vol. 8, no. 1 (Jan. 2017), pp.65-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786011
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abbas, Abd al-Husayn Abd al-Karim& al-Ghanim, Ammar Salman Dawud& al-Hasan, Zaynab Muwaffaq. Evaluation of groundwater quality for drinking purpose in Basrah governorate by using application of water quality index. Kufa Journal of Engineering. 2017. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.65-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786011
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 76-77
Record ID
BIM-786011