عنوان المقال عربي
التحليل المكاني لتركيزات المعادن الثقيلة في مياه قناة شط البصرة – العراق
Abstract
The research aims to examine the levels and concentrations of heavy metals in the waters of the Shatt al-Basra canal, which was dug in the southern part of the sedimentary plain as part of the general outfall project to Khor al-Zubayr and extends about 38 km from north to south. The current study included the geographical analysis of four minerals (lead - nickel - copper - manganese), and six stations were selected along the canal. The first, second, third and fourth stations were north of the Khor Al-Zubayr regulator with the fifth and sixth stations located south of the Al-Zubayr station. Water analysis showed that the lowest percentage of heavy metal concentrations in the fifth and sixth stations compared to the rest of the stations and for all seasons, winter and summer, due to their proximity and ease of mixing with the marine waters of Khor Al-Zubayr. The concentrations in the third station are compared, and for all the two seasons, they are compared with the rest of the stations, and for the two seasons as well, because they are located near the sewage site. Its decrease leads to an increase in the concentration of these elements. Agricultural activities, irrigation and drainage operations, the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and untreated sewage water are a source of contamination of the canal with these minerals. The concentrations of the studied minerals were higher than the Iraqi determinants for human and agricultural uses, and among the determinants for animal drinking and fish living
Keywords
canal, spatial analysis, heavy metals, channel, Shatt al-Basra
Recommended Citation
Hamzah, Sorour Abdul-Amir
(2025)
"Spatial analysis of heavy metal concentrations in the waters of Shatt al-Basra canal – Iraq,"
Uruk for Humanities: Vol. 16:
Iss.
2, Article 47.
Available at:
https://muthuruk.mu.edu.iq/journal/vol16/iss2/47
