Element Concentrations in Groundwater in the Eastern Phosphate Area and Southern Volcanic Area of Syria | Zendy

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Element Concentrations in Groundwater in the Eastern Phosphate Area and Southern Volcanic Area of Syria

Author(s) -

O. Alhassanieh,

M. Ghafar,

A. Abdul-Hadi

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

water quality research journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2408-9443

pISSN - 1201-3080

DOI - 10.2166/wqrj.2001.045

Subject(s) - volcano , neutron activation analysis , groundwater , phosphate , environmental chemistry , geochemistry , geology , chemistry , mineralogy , radiochemistry , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry

The concentration of the elements K, Ca, Mg, Na, Sr, Al, As, Ba, Br, Ce, Cr, Fe, Nb, Rb, Se, Sm, V, Zn, Co, Cs, U, Sb, Sc, Th, Eu and Hf in groundwater samples from the eastern phosphate and the southern volcanic area of Syria were investigated using INAA (instrumental neutron activation analysis) and γ-spectroscopy. The concentrations of first and second group elements are higher in the phosphate area than in the volcanic area. The concentrations of Fe, Co, Cr, Sc, Eu and Sm are high in some samples from the southern volcanic area. This can be explained by the occurrence of these elements in surrounding rocks and the solubility of their compounds. The results are compared with drinking water limits from different countries.

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