Investigation of El Bahr El Sagheir as a Source for Drinking Water.

Rashed, Ibrahim Gar Al-Alm; El Begawy, Salah; El Dessouky, Mohamed M.; El-Komy, Mahmoud A.

doi:10.21608/bfemu.1987.174788

Investigation of El Bahr El Sagheir as a Source for Drinking Water.

Document Type : Research Studies

Authors

¹ Associate Professor of Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

² Armed Forces, Egypt.

³ Associate Professor, Military Technical Collage, Cairo, Egypt.

⁴ Faculty of Engineering (Shoubra), Zagazig University, Banha Branch, Egypt

10.21608/bfemu.1987.174788

Abstract

An examination was made on the 20th of Augest 1986 of that part of El Bahr el sagheir where it is, recently, used as a source for drinking water. It was found that this water course could not satisfy the standards recomended for drinking waters with respect to heavy metal pollutants (Cr, Zn, Ag and Mn). On the other hand If satisfies the standards recomended for CI^-₁ SO₄^--, DO and PH. Recomendations to prevent the metal pollution of the water course are given.

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