Assessment of groundwater quality using water quality indexin, Al-Hawija Area, Northern Iraq
Joint Authors
Abd al-Husayn, Firas Muzaffar
al-Kilabi, Jawdah Ifan
Awad, Salih Muhammad
Source
Issue
Vol. 39-49, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.67-76, 10 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
The quality of groundwater in the Al-Hawija area was assessed using a water quality index.
Data of nine physico-chemical parameters of 28 groundwater wells were used to calculate the water quality index (WQI).
A heterogeneous water quality was reported, where in close proximity to the Lesser Zab River (LZR), it has low WQI values and permissible for human consumptions due to the dilution processes by fresh water; whereas, it becomes deteriorated in areas located far away the river.
The values of WQI ranges from 22 to 336, indicating a good to very poor groundwater quality
American Psychological Association (APA)
Awad, Salih Muhammad& al-Kilabi, Jawdah Ifan& Abd al-Husayn, Firas Muzaffar. 2016. Assessment of groundwater quality using water quality indexin, Al-Hawija Area, Northern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal،Vol. 39-49, no. 1, pp.67-76.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904423
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Awad, Salih Muhammad…[et al.]. Assessment of groundwater quality using water quality indexin, Al-Hawija Area, Northern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal Vol. 39-49, no. 1 (2016), pp.67-76.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904423
American Medical Association (AMA)
Awad, Salih Muhammad& al-Kilabi, Jawdah Ifan& Abd al-Husayn, Firas Muzaffar. Assessment of groundwater quality using water quality indexin, Al-Hawija Area, Northern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal. 2016. Vol. 39-49, no. 1, pp.67-76.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904423
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 75-76
Record ID
BIM-904423