This research has included quarterly and periodically physical and chemical analysis of treatment wastewater in the Latakia countryside during year 2011 by testing three treatment plants similar in the mechanism of action and distributed in three v
illages (Happit, Al-Harah, Marg Moairban).
This study has included the measurement of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and determination of nitrate, phosphate, sulfate, and chloride.
In this research, potentiometric using Selective Electrodes ISEs, the Visible Spectrum, and the Turbidimetry methods were used.
The results showed significant differences in concentrations of the studied ions between one station to another. The highest nitrate concentrations (228.33mg/l) were recorded in Happit treatment plant especially in summer, and the highest phosphate concentrations (41.81mg/l) were in Happit treatment plant in summer. Whilst the highest sulfate concentrations which ranged between (508.67– 1157.33)mg/l were in Al-Harah treatment plant at all seasons. The highest chloride concentrations (310.33mg/l) recorded in Happit treatment plant in summer.
The statistical study has demonstrated and showed high and sometimes low correlation coefficient R2 so that gives clear indications about the sources of pollution.
This study was carried out on 90 broiler chicks which divided into three groups. The first group has been given 0.75 g/L potassium nitrate and the second group was given 1 g/L potassium nitrate with drinking water for 30 days, While the third group w
as regarded as a control.
The birds were reared in same keeping house and feeded with the same ration without any additives and no vaccinations were applied.
All birds were sacrificed and examined by naked eye. Then the thymus gland was fixed by formalin and stained microscopic sections were examined by microscope.
The histological changes in the birds which dosed by 1 g/L and 0.75 g/L of nitrate were similar and the observed changes were the small size of cortex in some lobules, and the cortex were separated from bulb with increase the number of Hassall bodies in the bulb region, also there were vacuoles and reticular cells in different stages of degeneration and edema in the connective tissues in comparison with control group.
These results confirmed that nitrate had toxic effects on the tissues of thymus, and as a sequence reduced the number of T cells which lead to decrease the resistance and Immune response of the birds and retarded the growth rate.
Alsin Spring is the most important water sources in Syrian coastal area, due to it is the source of drinking water for the main cities and towns in the Syrian coast. This research aimed to study some contaminant indicators in Alsin spring and some t
aps of distribution system of Alsin drinking water, and compare the Indicators with samples of bottled drinking water from Alsin spring and three other water sources (Drekish, Bukkeen, and Alfigeh). The study included determining the concentrations of nitrates, nitrites and some heavy metals including lead, cadmium and nickel in water samples. The results showed that all water sources contain varying concentrations of lead, while the nickel and cadmium were vary in drinking water samples; The concentrations of nickel and cadmium in some samples were low while were under the detection limits in other samples. The analysis of samples of bottled drinking water showed that the samples from Alfigeh spring were the lesser contamination with heavy metals, while the samples from Alsin spring were contain highest concentrations of lead and nickel. The samples of bottled water from Bukkeen spring contain the highest level of cadmium. The results showed that the concentrations of nitrate, nitrite and heavy metals differ depending on the water source. However, all these concentrations were lower and within the acceptable limits of Syrian standard for drinking water. The study concluded that water resources in the coastal area are distinguished with their higher pure.
Groundwater is one of the major sources of exploitation in arid and semi-arid
regions, Thus for protecting groundwater quality, data on spatial and temporal distribution
are important. Geostatistics methods are one of the most advanced techniques f
or
interpolation of groundwater quality. In this research, IDW, Kriging methods were used for
predicting spatial distribution of nitrate NO3
-. Data were taken from 21 wells study within
eastern Damascus's Ghouta.
After normalization of data, variograme was drawn. The less RSS was used, so
Spherical model was the best. By using cross-validation and RMSE, the best method for
interpolation was selected; Results showed that Kriging method is superior to IDW
method.
there is a big spatial dependence for nitrate variable that amounts to 2.2 %. Finally,
maps of distribution of nitrate in groundwater were executed by Kriging method, in
addition to executed maps that show goodness of groundwater for drinking and irrigation.
Then it was prepared map of Probability Map of nitrate at threshold 50 mg/l.
Water sources in Syrian coastal area have a great importance due to the variety of the
sources and the urgent needs to water for drinking and irrigation. Therefore great efforts
are made to protect water sources from contaminants. This research aim
ed to study some
contaminant indicators in some drinking water sources in the Syrian coastal area. The
study included determining the concentrations of nitrates, nitrites and some heavy metals
including lead, cadmium and zinc in water samples taken from five sources of water
distributed from north Lattakia to north Tartous. The results showed that the concentrations
of nitrate, nitrite and heavy metals differ depending on the water source. However, all
these concentrations were lower and within the acceptable limits of Syrian standard for
drinking water. The study concluded that water resources in the coastal area are
distinguished with their relative purity and contaminants little reach.
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.
The Al-Hassa oasis at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an agricultural area
depends on irrigation associated with a drainage network with three main
drainage canals. Two of them, the D١ and the D٢, cover most of the oasis total
area (٢٠،٠٠٠ ha) whil
e the third one (the D٣) covers a limited area. This study
aimed to examine the spatial variability in the concentrations of NO٣
- and PO٤٣- in the drainage water of the D١ and the D٢ canals.
Due to the absence of operational requirements and its unidentified solutions ,this
study presented definition alternative analytical and technical conditions for the
continuation of nitrate-selective electrode working. Many electrolytes were teste
d
(ammonium sulfate, ammonium acetate and ammonium chloride). The technical and
analytical conditions shows that the best response which give the Nernst slope of the
electrode had been obtained by adding 0.5ml of ammonium sulfate (3mol / l), and the
response time was 20sec, by the time that values stabilized for 15sec. The study of pH
effect on the electrode response also showed that electrode works within the range (2-8) of
pH and that the best response was at pH = 5.5 by using acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer.
The effect of temperature on the potential electrode was studied ,it showed that the Nernest
electrode response realized within the range (18-37) C0of temperature.While Studying the
effect of some interfering ions such as (OH-, HCO3
-, CO3
2-,Cl-,NO2
-) on the work of the
electrode showed low values of the coefficient of selectivity, which did not exceed 3×10-2
that the electrode was not affected by the presence of these ions. The chosen conditions
were experimented on standard solutions, which showed that the electrode is working
within the range (10-4-10-1) mol / l of concentrations. When the concentrations was about
10-5mol/l or less than that, it was necessary to soak the electrode in solution which has low
concentration for at least one hour, and diluted the taken volumes ten times . These
technical and analytical conditions was applied on standard solutions and environmental
samples(water), which showed the accuracy ,correctly and authenticity of the
measurements.
A pilot unit was constructed and operated to study the ability of treating polluted water
using biological treatment. The experimental unit consists of water sprayer unit that ensure
wetting of the filtered media and distributing water in a homogen
ous manner as well as
increasing the dissolved oxygen concentration in water. The sprayer unit is followed by a
biological filter; the area of the filtered media was (13) m2. The developed biological film
placed on the filtered media will dismantle the organic matter, which reduce nitrates to
nitrite then to a nitrogen gas. The filter was connected to an aeration basin where the
suspended growth was archived. The pilot unit was operated depending on the water was
taking from a manhole nearby the residential unit number 18. The average efficiency of
BOD5 removing was 69.4% and of nitrate, removing was 34%. The results showed that
this system can improve water's characteristics.
Groundwater is a reserve and strategic reservoir of stored fresh water، It is the most
important source of drinking water in many countries of the world. Groundwater is
exposed to many pollutants from a various sources. The most important of these
sources
are pollutants from agricultural and urban activities، which are now a global problem. The
research aims to study many physical and chemical properties of groundwater in Jableh
plain in Lattakia, by collecting samples of groundwater from the study area and measuring
a number of physical and chemical parameters (temperature ،turbidity، electrical
conductivity ، pH ، fluoride، chloride، nitrates، nitrite and sulphates (.The results showed
that temperature، conductivity، pH were within the allowed limits according to Syrian
standards for drinking water. In contrast، the concentrations of some ions exceeded the
allowed limits، such as nitrates,which it's concentration is up to 177mg / l، Indicating that
there are many factors cause contamination of these water sources with nitrate .
