Effect of Air Pollutants on Rain Water Characteristics in Hammam Al-Aleel District/ Al-Erej Village South of Mosul City

• Main Authors: Ayad F. Qasim, Rasha K. Sabri, Roa'a M. Younis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tikrit University 2012-06-01
• Series: Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences
• Subjects: Acid rain, Air-pollutants, Cement dust
• Online Access: http://www.tj-es.com/ojs/index.php/tjes/article/view/29

<p>This study focused on Hammam Al-Aleel district/ Al-Erej village which is located south of Mosul city. This area has been suffering from spreading the air-pollutants resulted from the chimneys of Hammam Al-Aleel cement factories. Different areas were chosen for collecting samples of the rain water from December 2008 to March 2009.</p> <p>The study showed that rain-water is generally basic. The tests show an increase in ( EC, Mg⁺², Ca⁺², Cl^-1, SO₄^-2 and NO^-1),  due to the air pollutants emitted from local industries. The concentration of heavy elements represented by  Pb and Cd were high and this increase is due to the source of these elements from burning of the crude oil which is used in running the rotating kiln to produce the clinker in cement factory, In addition to the fuel used for  running vehicle and the friction between tires and  road.</p>