Authors : Noor Ali Badir Al-Asadi, Rana Talib Al-Muswie and Athraa A. Hussin
Abstract: This study was aimed to detect possible environmental effects on the Euphrates River in Nasiriya city. Two sites were selected along the study area which is carried out during the November 2016-April 2017. Physical and chemical properties are measured (air and water temperature, pH, salinity as well as the average of some heavy metals: Pb, Ni and Cd. The present study was diagnosis some of bacteria in the water. The result revealed a clear balance between the temperature of water and air in the stations studied. the lowest rate of air temperature was (23°) in the first station and the lowest value was (20°). While the water was above the value of 22° in the second station and the maximum rate of air temperature was (24°) in the second station. Furthermore, the pH was values tended to base. It is reached the highest value (8.10) in the second station and the lowest value (7.95) in the first station. Also, there was change in the value of salty for station in the study. The concentrations of heavy metals in water for the second station were higher than in the first station, for, Pb and Ni and Cd concentrations were 1.98, 1.03, 0.24, respectively. The present study was isolate types of bacteria such as Escherichia coli, pseudomonas sp. and Aeromonus sp.
Noor Ali Badir Al-Asadi, Rana Talib Al-Muswie and Athraa A. Hussin, 2018. Environmental Study of Water Quality, Some Heavy Metals and Bacterial Pollution in Euphrates River in the City of Nasiriya. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 10725-10729.