The Use of the Leopold Matrix in Environment Assessing for Some Construction Factories in Al-Anbar Governorate

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the environmental impact of some cons traction factories in Al-Anbar governorate to demonstrate its effect on the soil properties and natural vegetation using the Leopold matrix. Three cement factories were chosen are Fallujah, Qubasi, and Al-Qaim, In addition to three plaster factories in Fallujah, Al- Ramadi, and Heet regions were selected observance at selecting the plaster factories to approach one another in establishing time addition to the ability to work. Results showed superiority plaster factories in negative impact in comparison to Cement industry by 79.1% about its effect on soil properties and 150.2% in negative effect on environmental natural visible. Also, the outcome about environment impact for these factories activities the results showed the two industrial cement and plaster have a negative effect on the ecosystem with values ranged between(-133and -498)at Qubasi cement factory and Fallujah plaster factory respectively, with superiority in the negative impact for plaster industry on cement by 296.1%.