Environmental study for sample of well water in Babylon City

Abstract

The study included a field scanning and water analysis of (15) wells in Babylon government, all of these wells are used for crop irrigation and some for drinking and domestic use. The results indicated that the wells water is not suitable for drinking due to the high concentration of Sulfate (SO4-2), Chloride (Cl-) and total hardness compared to the international accepted levels. For irrigation use, the water wells were divided into two types, the first one is irrigation water with high salinity suitable for irrigation crops which can resist specific level of salinity, and second one was a very high level of salinity and used to crops of high capability to withstand such water with a condition of good drainage system. Finally a method of treatment was suggested to improve the wells water specifications using activated carbon.