Groundwater Quality Assessment for Heavy Metals: A case Study in the Area Between Abu Sweir and Abu Hammad, Ismalia, Egypt | ||||
| Frontiers in Scientific Research and Technology | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022, Page 51-61 PDF (1.24 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/fsrt.2021.101679.1050 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Sherif Abu El-Magd  1; Ismael A Sayed1; Mohamed ElSabri2; Mohamed Sayed Abdo1; Hassan I. Farhat1
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| 1Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, 43518 Suez, Egypt | ||||
| 2Desert Research Center, Mattaria, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| One of the global challenges in the water resources is the pollution as a result of urbanization, industrialization, climate change and other human activities. It is clear that, the anthropogenic activities are considered that main source of contamination in most aquatic environments, increasing the sources of heavy metals. In this context, we discussed the relevant finding of the heavy metals in groundwater in the area located between area between Abu Sweir and Abu Hammad, Ismalia, Egypt, and possible risk. A total of 20 groundwater samples were collected from the area between Abu Sweir and Abu Hammad, Ismalia governorate. Samples were collected for the assessment of water quality index (WQI) based on the heavy metals concentration. The heavy metals concentrations were reported in the following order: Fe > Al > Ni > Zn > Mn. The computation of WQI values across the study site for the heavy metals revealed that all the collected samples represent a low class except one sample. The calculation of the WQI for heavy metals in the study site showed all the studied and collected groundwater samples had an index under the critical pollution value except one sample (WQI value is 40) as result of higher iron concentration level. Therefore, no significant possible risk was observed across the study area for heavy metals. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Heavy metals; Groundwater pollution; spatial distribution; water quality index; Egypt | ||||
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