Measurement of Some Chemical Characteristics of Water in AL-Najaf Sea

Abstract

This experiment includes the measurement of some chemical characteristicsof AL-Najef sea water which situated at the west of AL-Najaf Governorate.On September,15,2010. Samples are collected from five locations to study :temperature , electric conductivity (EC),PH, hardness and concentration ofions : Chloride, Sulphates and Carbonates.Results have shower that the measurements of :temperature ranges (20-28)CV, EC (39-206.6) μm/cm; PH (4.6- (400-873)mgL. Theconcentration of ions ranges were of Chloride (200-1400) mg/L; Carbonate(70-155) mg/L and Sulphate (260-1400)mg/L.Results have also revealed ,that the values of temperature, conductivity andhardness are increased with water movement toward the sea with anincreased concentration for the studied ions . These results have indicatedthat sea water of AL-Najaf is polluted with an acidic behaviour.