The contamination of groundwater with nitrates is a common problem in many countries of
the world, especially the agricultural ones where the pollution originates in these countries
mainly from the use of excessive fertilization in agricultural are
as, industrial waste,
sewage, animal dung, and the "installation of air nitrogen by plants, the nitrogen
compounds that arise due to some industries and vehicle emissions which are deposited on
the ground in solids.
The nitrate compounds are carcinogens and hazardous to human health If they were in
high concentrations. The risk of this turning into nitrite nitrate uptake by the bacteria,
especially in the abdomen which in turn causes what is known as Balmithmoglubenemea
in infants and pregnant women (Infant disease blueness). It can also cause stomach cancer
in adults through its interaction with amines and amides in the abdomen, forming
carcinogens (Alntrozzomedat and Alentrzoaminat). Therefore, you must apply the
foundations of the integrated management of groundwater in the study area to maintain
low levels of nitrate in groundwater used for drinking and irrigation.
This study addresses the issue of the danger of the high amount of Nitrates and Nitrites found in Cucumbers grown in greenhouses in the coastal region in Tartous - Syria, one hundred samples of greenhouse Cucumbers (in their green state) were collec
ted at random from 50 Greenhouses in ten villages in Sahil Akkar in Tartous the villages are: (Arzona, Madihli, A. Zibdi, B. Shofan, Shas, Riyaf, Zahid, Dkaiki, Habroun and T. Sunoun) five Greenhouses were selected from each village, a special information card was prepared for each greenhouse which included the area of the greenhouse, the type of fertilizers used in it, and the source of water used to irrigate the house, the water was tested by a device known as Colorimeter, another device called Spectrophotometer was used to test the amount of Nitrates and Nitrites found in Cucumbers, the results show that the highest amount of Nitrates was in the samples taken from Riyaf 615.29 mg/kg, and the lowest amount in the samples from T.Sunoun 126.15 mg/kg, The Nitrites were at their highest also in Riyaf at 0.06 mg/kg and at their lowest in the samples of B, Shoufan at 0.023 mg/kg, the results also show variation in the Probability value (P=0.000) in the Cucumbers samples. When comparing the amounts reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) it was found that the amounts of Nitrates and Nitrites ranged between 100% in Riyaf, A. Zibdi and Madhli, followed by 90% in B.Shoufan, and 80% in Habroun and Dkaiki,and 60% in Arzona, Zahid, and Shas ,and 30% in T. Sunoun. The percentage of contamination in all the Greenhouses reached only 76%whole. the concentration of the Nitrites was within the standard level less than 1%mg/kg.
