Environmental Parameters of Discharged Effluents from Diary and Soft Drinks industries in Basra City and their Effect upon Water properties of Al-Jubailah Creak and Shatt Al-Arab River.

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Abstract:A study has been conducted to investigate the properties of water effluent from food industries in Basra City and their effect upon Al-Jubailah Creek and Shatt Al-Arab River. Water samples were collected from six sites of water discharges from Diary and Soft Drinks factories as well as middle and discharge of Al-Jubailah creek to Shatt Al-Arab, and three stations along Shatt Al-Arab itself on of which represented as control at Al-Sindibad island.العدد الخاص ببحوث البيئة وبحوث المؤتمر العلمي لسنة 2006111Parameters analyzed were: temperature, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, pH, biological oxygen demands, calcium, magnesium, total hardness, chloride, bicarbonate, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, oil and fat. Trace metal recorded were: cadmium, cupper, iron, manganese, nickel, lead and zinc. The biological analysis included: Total bacteria count and Total feacal coli form. Statistical analysis indicated presence of significant differences among all studied parameters of sampling stations for both seasons, while there were none significant differences among seasons.