Studying drinking water Quality in some quarters on the left side of the city of Mosul

Section: Research Article
Issue
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Rafidain Environment January 2025
Published
Oct 6, 2025
Pages
41-53

Abstract

   The study aims to evaluate the quality of liquefaction water in the Andalus, Alsurta and Mohundissien quarters for drinking and domestic uses and to investigate the potential risks resulting from its pollution based on international standards using the Canadian model CCMEWQI and the comprehensive pollution model CPI. Both temperature and acid function  (pH) were estimated., electrical conductivity EC25, dissolved oxygen in water DO, total hardness, total basicity, sodium ions Na, sulfates SO4, nitrates, fluorides and fecal coliform bacteria.    The study found that the frequency of appearance of fecal coliform bacteria reached more than 16 cells. 100 ml-1, And the concentration of dissolved oxygen decreased in some periods, and the concentrations of fluoride ions were below the minimum limits calculated according to the climatic conditions of the city of Mosul, as their rates did not exceed (0.428 ± 0.071) mg. L-1, which causes health problems for consumers, while the rest of the characteristics studied were within the appropriate limits for drinking. As for the results of the mathematical models, the quality of the water studied was in the category of highly polluted water according to the CPI model, and bad quality water according to the Canadian model.

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Authors

Qamar M. Hussein Al-Zuhairy
Yusra M.S. Al-Shaker
Abdul Aziz Y. Al-Saffawi

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https://doi.org/10.33899/jre.v3i1.49909
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