Open AccessAssessment of Groundwater Pollution using Aqueous Geo-Environmental Indices, Baiji Province, Salah Al-Din, Iraq
Author(s) -
Mahmood Fadhil Abed,
Ghazi Atiya Zarraq,
Salwa Hadi Ahmed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iraqi geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2663-8754
pISSN - 2414-6064
DOI - 10.46717/igj.55.1b.9ms-2022-02-25
Subject(s) - groundwater , pollution , environmental science , groundwater pollution , hydrogeology , water pollution , water quality , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , water resource management , environmental chemistry , aquifer , geology , chemistry , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
The study area is located in Baiji province characterized by anthropogenic activities which may affect the groundwater quality. Therefore, the present work was intended for assessing groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking. Groundwater samples were collected from 33 different well, then analyzed to determine 20 parameter which are TDS, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, SO4, NO3, Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, As, B and Se. Nemerow Pollution Index Synthetic Pollution Index, and Pollution Index of Groundwater were used for determining groundwater suitability for human consumption. Nemerow Pollution Index values indicate that groundwater pollution is ranged from seriously to moderately polluted. According to Synthetic Pollution Index results, the water samples were moderately polluted to unsuitable for drinking. Depending on the rating of Pollution Index of Groundwater values, groundwater was polluted.