| Abstrakt: |
Al-Diwaniya River is the main water source for human use in Al-Diwaniya city, especially for drinking water, agriculture, public water supply. This study was conducted to detect the validity of drinking water in Al-Al-Diwaniya city and evaluate the efficiency of drinking water from (five stations) Al-Sadr al-oula area, um Al-Khail area, Al-Furat hay, Al-Jamia hay and Al-Hamza area, where samples were collected starting from November 2022 until March 2023. Thisstudy included the measurement of pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved substances, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, chlorides, turbidity, sodium and potassium. The results showed that pH tended to be basic in all months of the study except March where the pH was neutral, It was also found that the total hardness of drinking water was approaching the maximum permissible limit globally, and the results showed that the values of magnesium and turbidity in drinking water were within the specifications of the World Health Organization.As for the electrical conductivity, total dissolved materials and chlorides, they were high and more than the global limit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
