Environmental impact of rusafa water project in Baghdad, Iraq

Other Title(s)

الأثار البينية لمشروع ماء الرصافة في بغداد، العراق

Author

Salim, Saja Hashim

Source

Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development

Publisher

al-Mustansyriah University College of Engineering

Publication Date

2018-03-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

13

Main Subjects

Earth Sciences, Water and Environment

English Abstract

This study dealt with the assessment of the environmental impact resulting from the construction of the Rusafa water project in Baghdad city, where the evaluation process is one of the necessary steps in the decision-making for the establishment of development projects.This study aims to evaluating the performance of project, the main points will be mentioned by conduct laboratory analyzes of samples of raw water and produced of the project and measurement of some air pollutants dispersion inside and outside the project included measurements of the quality of effluent water which included variables (water temperature, pH, EC, turbidity, TDS, suspended solids TSS, total hardness TH, dissolved oxygen DO, residual chlorine, chlorine, nitrate NO3, Sulphate SO4, calcium Ca, magnesium Mg, sodium Na and potassium K) and some variables of air such as (NO2, CO, CO2, SO2, O3, temperature, relative humidity and wind speed) inside and outside the site, The results of the study showed when compared with Iraqi Standards and the World Health Organization (WHO) that some of them were in the range of limits and the other are outside that range.

The study recommended based on the provisions of the Law for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment No.

27 of 2009 in Article 10, the project owner must comply with the preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study prior to its establishment.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-906907

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