Mapping of Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination Using (PI) Method Study area (Marqieh and Alhousen watershed ) in Tartous

The research mainaim is Mapping of Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination Using (PI) Method toevaluatethe study area (Marqieh and Alhousen watershed ) in Tartous governorate. The area of study forms a part of the coast basin, on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, located north of the Tartous governorate between , 34 5000,35 1000latitude in the north of the equator, and , 35 5000,36 2000 longitude in the east of the Greenwicharea covers about 700 Km2. The PI method is a GIS-based approach(We use ARCGIS .10 and the tool : Spatial Analyst Tools) , and gives special methodological tools for karstic aquifer , geological conditions , climate , relief , land use , all these conditions are mapped separately as individual maps and then integrated to achieve the groundwater vulnerability map. all the maps related to the study area was created in digital form and apply analysis processes to create vulnerability map which is a map divided to the fields and every field represents the possibility of contamination of groundwater in this region, whether high or low . The results obtainedfrom this study indicate that about 41% of the study area is under high groundwater vulnerability, 59% is under moderate, low and very low vulnerability.

Study of some physical and chemical parameters of the Addelbeh Valley water and groundwater in the area of Tartous Cement Factory

This research was performed to study the effect of sewage water on the surface water of the Addelbeh Valley stream, and groundwater on both sides of the stream in Tartous Cement Factory area. Water samples were taken from the factory water outlet and Addelbeh Valley water to study the content of pollutants. We also took groundwater samples from selected wells on both sides of the waterway in the studied area. We repeated that process every two months for a full hydrological cycle from July 2013 to May 2014. We found a great increase in content of the industrial drainage water include oils and heavy metals especially iron, copper and zinc. For example: iron concentration in sewage water exceeded 150 mg/l in all samples. Besides sewage water and stream water contained high concentrations of ammonia and nitrite versus low concentration of nitrate, unlike water wells samples. The study revealed increased EC and salts concentration markedly in wells water due to its adjacency to the sea.

Calculations of Water Rain Infiltration in the Quaternary Basah of Malah Area (Sueda) Using the Data of Ground Water Observation Level

The aim of this research is to determine the infiltration values as a basic hydrogeological factor , which expresses the recharge of the ground water in a group of wells in the studied area . In order to include a general introduction , the geology and hydrogeology of the area and the explanation of the methods have been used to calculate infiltration and evaporation values . Finally the obtained results.