NITRATE CONTENT OF DRINKING AND IRRIGATION WELL WATER IN AL-QASSIM REGION - CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA. | ||||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 27, Issue 11, November 2002, Page 7943-7950 PDF (7.66 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2002.255590 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. I. AI-Turki; H. M. Abd Elmagid | ||||
| Dept. of Soil and Water, College of Agric. and Vet Med., King Saud Univ. Branch, AI-Qassim, Buraydah, P.O. Box 1482, Saudi Arabia. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Nitrate (N03l level of drinking and irrigation water sources in AI-Qassim Region-Central Saudi Arabia was Investigated. The obtained analytical results indicate that there is a considerable variation in NOl' level between the municipal network water supply and domestically produced bottled water on one hand and well water on the other hand. The mean of NO; level of the latter (69.7mgL·') is above the maximum permissible level (45 mg L") set by the local and international standards and guidelines. Of the 40 well water samples examined only 23 (57%) comply with the guidelines set for the maximum permissible level set by most of the standards. Statistical analysis (Correlation) revealed a Significant reciprocal relationship between depth of well and NOli- level (P< .01, R2=0.293). | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nitrate content; Irrigation; AJ-Qassim region | ||||
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