Assessment of Oil Wastes Residual in Water, Sediment of Tigris River within Baghdad City
This study conducted during 2013-2014 to investigated the effects of Oil Wastes and nutrients on the water /sediment quality of Tigris River in south of Baghdad, especially, the effluent that discharged from the Al-Doura oil refiner and the oil spills. Three station on the River were selected to be...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Thi-Qar
2019-04-01
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| Series: | مجلة علوم ذي قار |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/48 |
| Summary: | This study conducted during 2013-2014 to investigated the effects of Oil Wastes and nutrients on the water /sediment quality of Tigris River in south of Baghdad, especially, the effluent that discharged from the Al-Doura oil refiner and the oil spills. Three station on the River were selected to be assessment point for the pollutions, the first one located at Al-Jaderria before Al-Doura oil refiner which represented the control area, the second station near Al-Doura oil refiner, while the third station located after Al-Doura oil refiner at Al-Zafrania , the result exhibit a series contamination of water/sediment samples by oil & grease and Total petroleum hydrocarbon, especially in station 2 where have the highest annual concentration levels of O/G and TPH, because its directly affected by the effluent discharge from the refiners. Moreover, the level of nutrient in sediment observed to be higher than that found in water sample. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-8690 2709-0256 |