Water Quality Index of the Tigris River in the Central of Iraq
An attempt has been made to evaluate the water quality of the Tigris River in the central of Iraq. 13 physical and chemical factors were monitored at 5 monitoring stations from October 2021 to September 2022. Water quality index (WQI) technique, namely, the Bascaron Water Quality Index (BWQI) was u...
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An attempt has been made to evaluate the water quality of the Tigris River in the central of Iraq. 13 physical and chemical factors were monitored at 5 monitoring stations from October 2021 to September 2022. Water quality index (WQI) technique, namely, the Bascaron Water Quality Index (BWQI) was used to explore the quality of the river, which is one of the most applied indices to assess the river's water quality. The result presented was that the WQI final values dropped from the north to the south gradually and were determined to be between 57.08 and 70. The Jisr Diyala station had the lowest WQI rating, while the Balad station had the greatest value. The water quality of the Tigris River in the study area has been classified as "medium" water quality according to BWQI. This is mostly caused by the increase of agricultural, domestic, and industrial activities that increase the amount of pollution in the river when the water is flowing southward.
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| spelling | doaj-art-20fceca834944dcb8468b5bf8ab1a41b2025-01-19T10:59:01Zengmiddle technical universityJournal of Techniques1818-653X2708-83832023-12-015410.51173/jt.v5i4.1326Water Quality Index of the Tigris River in the Central of IraqNoor A. H. Alharbawee0Ahmed Jasim Mohammed1Wesam Mahmood2College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqCollege of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqInstitute of Technology / Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq An attempt has been made to evaluate the water quality of the Tigris River in the central of Iraq. 13 physical and chemical factors were monitored at 5 monitoring stations from October 2021 to September 2022. Water quality index (WQI) technique, namely, the Bascaron Water Quality Index (BWQI) was used to explore the quality of the river, which is one of the most applied indices to assess the river's water quality. The result presented was that the WQI final values dropped from the north to the south gradually and were determined to be between 57.08 and 70. The Jisr Diyala station had the lowest WQI rating, while the Balad station had the greatest value. The water quality of the Tigris River in the study area has been classified as "medium" water quality according to BWQI. This is mostly caused by the increase of agricultural, domestic, and industrial activities that increase the amount of pollution in the river when the water is flowing southward. https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/1326Water Quality IndexBascaron WQITigris RiverWater PollutionWater Quality |
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| title | Water Quality Index of the Tigris River in the Central of Iraq |
| title_full | Water Quality Index of the Tigris River in the Central of Iraq |
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| title_short | Water Quality Index of the Tigris River in the Central of Iraq |
| title_sort | water quality index of the tigris river in the central of iraq |
| topic | Water Quality Index Bascaron WQI Tigris River Water Pollution Water Quality |
| url | https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/1326 |
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