RANGE AND AVERAGE OF HYDROCHEMICAL RATIOS OF THE DIFFERENT SURFACE WATER SAMPLES IN RIVER NILE AND CANALS

Authors

M. WASSEL, Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
G. EL-KADY, Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
S. EL-DEMERDASHE, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
A. MAHMOD, Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Corresponding Author

WASSEL, M.

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Chemistry

Keywords

HYDROCHEMICAL RATIOS; surface water; River Nile

Abstract

It is found that all River Nile and canals water samples are suitable for all kinds of fruits, vegetables and field crops, where EC values are (< 4) m mhos/cm, while the rest of samples (mixed water samples) are unsuitable for irrigating any type of crops, since their salinities are over (16) mmhos/cm. The study indicated that, all River Nile and canals water samples can be classified as water of the first grade (class I) while mixed water samples can be classified as water of the third grade (class III) of irrigation water.

How to Cite This Article

WASSEL, M.; EL-KADY, G.; EL-DEMERDASHE, S.; and MAHMOD, A. (2013) "RANGE AND AVERAGE OF HYDROCHEMICAL RATIOS OF THE DIFFERENT SURFACE WATER SAMPLES IN RIVER NILE AND CANALS," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 24: Iss. 2, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2013.6409