Impact of Surface Water and Groundwater Pollutions on Irrigated Soil, El Minia Province, Northern Upper Egypt

Rafat Zaki^1*, Esam A. Ismail¹, Wagih S. Mohamed², Ali Kamel Ali¹

¹Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
²Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.

DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2015.717120                

Abstract

Current research has been focused on heavy metals pollution in surface water and groundwater and effect on irrigated soil from El Minia Province, north Upper Egypt. Concentration of heavy metals (e.g., As, Co, Hg, Ni, Se, Cd and Cr) in surface water, groundwater and irrigated soil samples is most significantly affected by leachate of many pollutants as the factories, agricultural activities, urban and natural processes. Microbiological parameters and microscopic investigations are revealed that some localities are common by micro-organisms, which are unsuitable for drinking waters.

Keywords

Heavy Metals Pollution, Surface Water, Groundwater, Soils, El Minia Province, North Upper Egypt

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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