Temporal and spatial changes of some nitrogen pollutants in the lower section of the Alkabeer Alshamali River

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  • Sawsan Haifa Tishreen University
  • Aziz Assad Tishreen University
  • Rafah Fares Tishreen University

Abstract

The Syrian Arab Republic suffers from a sever scarcity of water resources  due to the its occurrence in the dry and half- dry region on the  one hand and on the other hand the mismanagement of these water resources, and to exposure to pollutants resulting from various human activities (agricultural, industrial, and domestic). In this study, we are focusing on monitoring the changes in the concentrations of some nitrogen pollutants (nitrate and ammonium) which are one of the indicators of agricultural pollution. Samples were collected from the lower section of the Great Northern River. The studied indicators were PH, EC, nitrogen in its two main forms (nitrate, ammonium). The results showed a significant improvement in the quality of the river in terms of nitrate index, as nitrate concentrations decreased to below the internationally permissible limits. Whereas, the ammonium concentration showed significant pollution in sewage water, especially in the last section of the river, whereas the ammonium concentration were very high, reaching values that exceeded the internationally permissible limits.

 

Author Biographies

Sawsan Haifa, Tishreen University

Professor, Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture

Aziz Assad, Tishreen University

Professor, Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture

Rafah Fares, Tishreen University

Postgraduate student (PHD), Department of Soil And Water, Factually of Agriculture

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2022-06-09

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هيفا س. . . ., أسعد ع., & فارس ر. . . (2022). Temporal and spatial changes of some nitrogen pollutants in the lower section of the Alkabeer Alshamali River. Tishreen University Journal -Biological Sciences Series, 44(2), 213–225. Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/bioscnc/article/view/12429

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2022): Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Biological Sciences Series

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