Integrated management of groundwater contaminated with nitrates in Akkar Tartous


Abstract in English

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 areas, 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.

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