Open AccessThe Aquatic Environment and Its Protection From Pollution (Marshes of Southern Iraq as a Model)
Author(s) -
Iqbal Karim,
Mohammed Makki,
A.H.P.M. Salman,
N A A Al-Jassani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/904/1/012014
Subject(s) - marsh , waterlogging (archaeology) , geography , wetland , desertification , environmental science , environmental protection , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , ecology , geology , geotechnical engineering , biology
The decrease of the marshes of southern Iraq represents a major problem as result of climatic changes and human conditions, especially the decrease in the water revenue of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which has resulted in the expansion of soil problems from waterlogging, desertification and salinity in the soil of the governorates of Basra, Maysan and Dhi Qar. Al-Hawizeh [11 billion m3 annually], and the decline of the marshes contributed to reducing the work of the Basra Paper Mill, which was previously working with about 168 tons of reed material, which had economic and social effects from 2002 to 2010 and now the marshes are fed with surface water, provided that this return The region with a wealth of fish and tourism represents the beating heart of Iraq.