Determination of Some Chemical Properties of Water Resources in Zintan City

Abstract

Chemical analysis was performed for different resources of drinking water supplied to Zintan city in Libya these resources are , rain water, undergound water and municipal water.Some chemical elements that may be found at high concentrations were determined and compared with WHO estimations .It was confirmed in this research that the chemical properties of rain water were much better compared to underground water and the latter due to chemical properties also better than municipal water.Therefore , rain water could be used for drinking without treatment. Other resources could be used for other purposes except drinking unless pretreatment to remove the high concentrations of calcium , magnesium which form the water hardness .