25Apr 2017

SPECTROSCOPIC DETERMINATION OF SOME HEAVY METALS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER.

  • Chemistry Department, Faculty of science, Suez University, Suez city, Egypt.
  • Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
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Heavy metal contamination of the groundwater of Upper Egypt was described. The groundwater samples were analyzed for some heavy metals (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb), by atomic absorption. Determine the water quality of ground water which is used for drinking and agriculture operations in the study area. Water samples from fourteen groundwater wells were collected for one year period (October 2014 to September 2015). According to WHO limited for drinking water, results showed that only the concentration of Cu and Zn are within the saving values. On the other hand concentration of Mn, Fe, Zn, Cd and Pb are found to be higher than the allowed WHO limits of the water samples analyzed. The autumn months record the highest concentration for each Mn, Fe, Cd and Pb (3.58, 10.09, 1.04 and 14.08 mg/l) respectively, denoting that metal concentration in the wells vary significantly with sampling time. From the data we can observed that concentrations of the heavy metals vary significantly between the different ground water wells, indicating that the wells are different from each other in terms of heavy metal content. The results of this study suggest a possible risk to the population of the study area given the toxicity of these metals, and the fact that for many people in the study area, ground water is a main source of their water supply.

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[R. M. Abd El-aal, W. H. Hegazy, I. A. Ibrahem and M. A. Esmail1. (2017); SPECTROSCOPIC DETERMINATION OF SOME HEAVY METALS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 1276-1289] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

I.A. Ibrahem
Chemistry Department. Faculty of Science, Al - Azhar University. Nasr City. Cairo. Egypt.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3945      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3945

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