Water Quality Assessment of Al-Gharraf River, South of Iraq by the Canadian Water Quality Index (CCME WQI)

Authors

  • Salam Hussein Ewaid Technical Institute of Shatra, The Southern Technical University, Iraq

Keywords:

water quality, Al-Gharraf River, CCME WQI

Abstract

Water quality of Al-Gharraf River, which considered the main branch of Tigris River south of Iraq was examined using the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCME-WQI) for aquatic life protection and irrigation. Water samples were collected monthly from five sampling stations during 2013-2014 and 17 physicochemical parameters were analyzed: Temperature, hydrogen ion concentration (pH), electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, alkalinity, chloride, calcium, magnesium, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, sodium, lead, cadmium, nickel and zinc.
The model classified water of Al-Gharraf River as poor for aquatic life protection and fair for irrigation with seasonal overall WQI value of 30-39 and among stations was 38-39.

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Published

2022-06-24

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Section

Biology

How to Cite

Water Quality Assessment of Al-Gharraf River, South of Iraq by the Canadian Water Quality Index (CCME WQI). (2022). Iraqi Journal of Science, 57(2A), 878-885. https://ijs.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/eijs/article/view/7452

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