According to the chemical pollution danger in general and its danger on groundwater
wells in agricultural areas particularly the inhabited ones , the scientific study was
implemented to determine the concentrations of some ions in water wells withi
n the area of
Hraesoon; In addition to, monitoring their changing values which indicate the rate of
chemical pollution in the study area due to existing activities.
The search involves a monthly periodic physical and chemical analyzes in the
invested wells in Hraesoon area , Banias city for a whole year. starting from September
2011 till August 2012 by choosing ten invested wells disterbuted in the area.
The study includes the changing of temperature ,pH, electrical conductivity, and the
group of negative ions (nitrate NO3
-, phosphate PO4
3-, sulphates SO4
2-, chloride Cl-) in
addition to positive ions (ammonium NH4 +, Sodium Na +).
The values of the studied ions have demonstrated a clear disparity in each month for
the samples taken from the same wells, due to the agricultural ,human activities and
climatic conditions that prevailed during the sampling dates.
The recorded results show cases of chemical contamination in the water wells
studied not identical the Syrian standard for drinking water (2011-2012) portend a lot of
health and environmental risks, especially that many of those wells are used for drinking
purposes.
Al-Sourani Dam was built to provide drinking water for inhabited villages in Sheikh
Badr –Tartous, but the lake water is exposed to pollutants from several sources. In this
paper, we discuss the mechanism of pollution and the appropriate measures,
by
determining some physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water in different
sites.
The results showed that turbidity and pH values arise in the autumn and winter
especially in the water of tributaries compared with the water of the lake, this may be due
to the activated runoff following rainfall in this period. Whereas the ammonium ion
showed a significant increase in the lake's tail, that can be attributed to sewage residues
from Broummana Al-Mashaeikh that threw directly into the lake. The results also showed
remarkable seasonal changes concerning the total microorganisms in all studied sites,
where the highest value was recorded in winter that reached 5.36 × 104 cells / 100 ml in
Aine Alzaaror tributary.
we conclude that the main source of pollution of lake's water, was the polluted water
coming from Broummana Al-Mashaeikh, in addition to Aine Alzaaror tributary, that flows
near a restaurant. The second source is Al-Wade Alakhdar tributary that feeds permanently
the lake. So, the lake's water should be sterilized before using for drinking.
