Environmental Impact Assessment of Soil Pollution in Al-Karama Industry

Abstract

Background

The rise in Heavy metals concentrations is a serious problem for the environment and human health. Industrial zones are one of the largest sources that Emission heavy metals to the environment, and that the same time they are considered an indispensable source of development. Therefore, the environmental impact must be assessed for the safety of its workers and the safety of the environment.

Objectives

        The current field study aims to determine the level of heavy metal contamination in the al-Karama industry of Mosul City, northern Iraq.

Methods

       5 samples collected for two season and analyzed from the soil areas, the soil was at depth (0-15) cm and (15-30) cm and analyzed by the X-ray Fluorescence for 5 metals included ( Se , Mn , Hg, Co, Sb).

Results

The results indicated that the element (Mn, Hg) were higher than the global Average of soils and this indicates the pollution of the Region for this element. When making t- test between the two depths and during the two seasons- the statistical program was used where the results indicated that significant differences between the two seasons (winter, summer) and for two depth (0-15) cm, (15-30) cm, which indicates a change in the level concentration of the element.

Conclusions

these areas are already contaminated with (Mn, Hg) metals that have Exceeded the Limited values because of The industrial waste dumped into the environment, which contains ratios of manganese and mercury, such as car batteries, industrial oils and greases.