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EVALUATING WATER QUALITY OF WARAZ MOUNTANEOUS AREA, USING CONTAMINATION INDEX, SULAIMANIYA GOVERNORATE, NORTHEAST IRAQ | ||
| Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66 | ||
| Author | ||
| Omed M. Mustafa | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study aims to investigate the degree of contamination of Cadmium and Copper on both surface and groundwater in Waraz area, using Contamination index (Cd). For this purpose, surface and groundwater samples were collected from various locations of Grdazubair Stream and groundwater of Waraz Village. Grdazubair Stream, in the studied area is highly contaminated with Cadmium (Cd) and showed contamination index (Cd > 3). Contamination index (Cd) increases moving from up to down-stream along Grdazubair Stream. Groundwater also shows high degree of contamination. A source of the contamination in water of the area is geogenic and derived from sulfide mineralization in the exposed igneous rocks of the area. Water of the studied area is not useful for drinking purposes, because of high degree of contamination with health risky elements like Cadmium. Contamination index represents a useful tool for evaluating quality of surface and groundwater in the mountainous area. | ||
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