Pollution of soils in Sulaymaniyah district \ Kurdistan of Iraq with heavy metals: An integrated approach using assessment indices & G.I.S

Nakhshan M R Palani; Hayder M. Issa; Muhammad Sh. Mahmoud

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.8942

Authors

Nakhshan M R Palani
nax6an_kk@yahoo.com
Ph.D. student/ Department of Geographic, College of Languages and Humanities, University of Garmian, Sulaimaniyah Province Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Hayder M. Issa Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Garmian, Sulaimaniyah Province, Kurdistan Region Iraq
Muhammad Sh. Mahmoud Department of Geography, College of Languages and Humanities, University of Garmian, Sulaimaniyah Province Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Keywords:

environmental assessment, Sulaymaniyah, soil pollution, pollution factor, environmental risks

Abstract

Sulaymaniyah district is located in northeastern Iraq, Between latitudes (^ᴼ35,^′16,^″50-^ᴼ35,^′47,^″30) in the north and longitudes (^ᴼ44,^′57,^″20-^ᴼ45,^′44,^″03) east, its area is (1,407 km²), Administratively represented by the center of The city of Sulaymaniyah and its sub-districts (Bazian, Tanjaro, Bakrajo). The district suffers from high concentrations of polluting elements in the soil due to natural factors and various human activities. Therefore, The research aims to assess the environmental assessment of the soil by identifying the sources of soil pollution with several chemical elements and heavy metals, And the assessment was carried out according to the polluting elements For the soil and according to the administrative units of the Sulaymaniyah district, Due to the dangers of its increasing concentrations and stability in the environment in general and soil in particular. The samples were divided into the center and its sub-districts (Bakrajo, Bazian, Tanjaro) for the month of July of the year (2020), Through which a group of chemical elements polluting soil was studied, amounting to (18) elements and they were analyzed in the laboratory, using the (XRF device) to detect concentrations metal in Soils.

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