| Abstrakt: |
A field study was carried out with the purpose of determining the degree to which the soil is impacted by the processes that cause pollution. In accordance with the pollution criteria that were specified, ten surface samples (between 0 and 50 cm) were chosen from various locations throughout Babylon province. There were on an average of three samples taken from each location, and the methods that were used to collect the samples varied. In order to learn about the overall characteristics of the soil as well as its content of total heavy metals, including lead, cobalt, cadmium, nickel, zinc, copper, and molybdenum, samples of the soil were tested. After that, the pollution standards were computed, and a comparison of the averages was carried out by employing the test for the least significant difference at the 5% significance level. According to the findings, the element with the highest concentration in the soil was nickel, which had values ranging from 6.58 to 142.12 mg kg-1. The element with the highest concentration in the soil was zinc, which had values ranging from 135.73 to 120.82 mg kg-1. While the element cadmium came in last place, with levels ranging from 0.42 to 6.36 mg kg-1 soil across the whole study area, cadmium was the least abundant element. According to the findings, the values of the pollution factor indicated that the soils of agricultural areas irrigated by river water fell into the category of medium pollution. On the other hand, the index of the pollution factor (CF) for the elements of the site of the Al-Seddah Chemical Factory was classified as high to very high. In terms of the values that make up the Pollution Load Index (PLI), the location itself has a rating that is considered to be extremely polluted, yet the agricultural soils that are irrigated with river water have a rating that is considered to be extremely rare or very low in pollution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
