Evaluation of Tigris River by Water Quality Index Analysis Using C++ Program

Allaa M. Aenab, S. K. Singh, Adil Abbas Majeed Al-Rubaye

Assistant Professor, Electrical & Communication Engineering Department, Al-Mansour University College, Baghdad, Iraq.
PhD student, Environmental Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi, India.
Professor, Dean & HOD, Environmental Engineering Department, Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi, India.

DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2012.47061                

Abstract

In the capital city of Baghdad, The surface water suffering from effect of conservative pollutants. Baghdad city has two rivers, the main river Tigris River and Diyala River in boundary of Baghdad city (Jassir Diyala) eastern of Baghdad. The present study deals with the evaluation of water quality of Tigris River within Baghdad. In the case of Tigris River the concentrations of TH, TDS, PO₄ and SO₄ were found to lie outside the acceptable range of WHO standards by using WQI analysis and C++ program.

Keywords

Tigris River; Water Quality; WQI; C++ Program and River Evaluation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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