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CONTROL OF POLLUTION OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RIVER NEAR THE CITY OF LATAKIA (SYRIA)

Abstract

We report the results of observations (January - May 2013) of the pollution level of the Nahr-el-Kebir river near Latakia (Syrian Arab Republic) with allowance for physical, chemical, and bacteriological characteristics. The study of the samples was carried out by means of the rapid method of gas chromatography (evaluation of the overall contamination by organic compounds), spectrophotometric methods (chemical oxygen demand tests), potentiometric methods, pH meters, conductivity meters, and test methods for certain pollutants. The results of determining the overall total value of the organic pollution (~ 12 - 14 mg/dm3) and chemical oxygen demand (~ 40 mg/dm3) indicate an unfavorable situation along the entire length of the river from the city of Latakia to the mouth. At the same time, in terms of pH, temperature, and oxidation-reduction potential (Eh), the parameters of the river water are within the normal range.

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B. . Shaheen
Moscow State Regional University
Russian Federation


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