Microbial-Chemical Field Study of
Microbial-Chemical Field Study of "Al-Muqdadiah" Water Network and "Mahroot" River Intake

Salih A.Al-Bakri

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 445-455

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.19

Abstract
  This study was carried out during (2012-2013) on the water network of "Al-Muqdadiah"City and the water intake from"Mahroot"River, because this study believes of field work and investigation ...  Read More ...
Acute and Chronic effects of The Insecticide Cypermethrin in The Cyprinus Carpio L.1758
Acute and Chronic effects of The Insecticide Cypermethrin in The Cyprinus Carpio L.1758

Ahmed J. Mohammed Al- Azawi; Mohammed A. Al-Rawy; Mohammed N. Al-Azzawi

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 456-467

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.20

Abstract
  This study included acute and chronic effects for cypermethrin pesticide in Cyprinus carpio . Eight concentration between 0.005 and 0.0007 mg/L was used in the acute exposure for 24 ...  Read More ...
Activation of Integrated Solid Waste Management in Mosul City
Activation of Integrated Solid Waste Management in Mosul City

Taha Al-Tayyar; Sati Al-Rawi

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 468-478

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.21

Abstract
  Presently, generated solid wastes are considered a beneficial good and not merely unwanted materials that to be disposed of solid waste. A new type of industry began to emerge in the ...  Read More ...
Solid Waste Management in The Hospital and Institute of Radiation and Nuclear Medicine
Solid Waste Management in The Hospital and Institute of Radiation and Nuclear Medicine

Azhar M.Haleem; Mukdad A.Alkhateeb; Rana M.Badri

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 479-488

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.22

Abstract
  The Hospital and the Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Medicine is one of the specialized hospitals within Baghdad city, with 165 beds and up to 213 staff work, located in an abundance ...  Read More ...
Using of Treated Wastewater in Irrigation and Jatropha Plant Growth to Protect the Environment From Pollution and Desertification
Using of Treated Wastewater in Irrigation and Jatropha Plant Growth to Protect the Environment From Pollution and Desertification

Azzam H. Al-hadithy; M. Salih; Wafaa G. Al-kaisi; Alham A.Hasson; Udy M.Mhsan; Luay Q. hashim; Gania H. Fadel

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 489-497

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.23

Abstract
  The study comprised to use treated wastewater of each of Rustumiy sewage water and Baghdad company for soft drinks in irrigation and its effect in Jatropha germination plant in desert ...  Read More ...
Effect of Continuous and Intermittent Aeration Modes on the Efficiency of the Continuous Flow Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Systems
Effect of Continuous and Intermittent Aeration Modes on the Efficiency of the Continuous Flow Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Systems

Kossay K. Al-Ahmady; Ammar A. Al-Sultan

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 498-512

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.24

Abstract
  In this research an experimental plant was constructed and operated in order to study the efficiency of the intermittent aeration activated sludge system that operated at the ratio ...  Read More ...
Evaluation of Heavy Metals Content in Local and Imported Bottled Drinking Water
Evaluation of Heavy Metals Content in Local and Imported Bottled Drinking Water

S.A.K. Al-Hiyaly; Abdul Hameed M. Jawad Al Obaidy; Athmar Abdul Majeed

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3086-3092

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.1

Abstract
  Bottled drinking water may subject to physical, chemical and biological contamination due to water resources, technical process, storage and marketing facilities. Heavy metals seem ...  Read More ...
Detection the Corrosion in Pipes by Compton Back Scattering Technique
Detection the Corrosion in Pipes by Compton Back Scattering Technique

Alaa B. Kadhim; Iman Tarik Al Alawy; Sura Salim Ahmed

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3093-3105

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.2

Abstract
  The multiple Compton backscattering (MCBS) technique has been used to investigate the detection and imaging corrosion under the insulation pipe. An energy source with a mono – ...  Read More ...
Adsorption of Janus Green B Dye From Industrial Waste Water on The Pistachio Shells
Adsorption of Janus Green B Dye From Industrial Waste Water on The Pistachio Shells

Dakhil N. Taha; Luma A. Mohammed; Ahmed S. Farhood; Ilham N. Abid Ali

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3106-3119

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.3

Abstract
  The study of activated pistachio shells carbon as a low cost sorbent for removing dye has drawn attention of various researchers working in this field. In the present work, pistachio ...  Read More ...
Evaluation of Natural Radioactivity in Selected Soil Samples from the Archaeological of Girsu City in Dhi-Qar Governorate, Iraq
Evaluation of Natural Radioactivity in Selected Soil Samples from the Archaeological of Girsu City in Dhi-Qar Governorate, Iraq

Iman Tarik Al-Alawy; Manar Dhyeaa Salim

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3120-3129

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.4

Abstract
  The specific activity of natural radionuclides in (18) soil samples collected from antiquities area of Girsu city in Dhi-Qar Governorate (31.0459863N, 46.2534257E) in southern Iraq ...  Read More ...
Landfill Site Selection for Kerbala Municipal Solid Wastes by Using Geographical Information System Techniques
Landfill Site Selection for Kerbala Municipal Solid Wastes by Using Geographical Information System Techniques

Riyad Al-Anbari; Aumar Alnakeeb; Mohammad A. Abdulredha

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3130-3144

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.5

Abstract
  One of the serious and growing potential problems in most large urban areas is the shortage of land for waste disposal. Although there are some efforts to reduce and recover the waste, ...  Read More ...
Detection of Some Pathogenic Water Bacterial Contamination Using PCRtechnique
Detection of Some Pathogenic Water Bacterial Contamination Using PCRtechnique

Amina N. Al-Thawini; Ihsan M. Al-Saqur; Ashwaq B. Jassim

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3145-3156

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.6

Abstract
  Water contamination is any change in biological properties of water that have a harmful effect on living things. From the beginning of April 2010 till the end of December 2011, One ...  Read More ...
Assessment of Toxic Levels for Lead in Soil of Al-Waziriya Region, Baghdad
Assessment of Toxic Levels for Lead in Soil of Al-Waziriya Region, Baghdad

Mahmood .R.M. Al-Qaysi; Abdul Hameed M.J. Al Obaidy; Muna Aziz Rahi

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3157-3165

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.7

Abstract
  Lead (Pb) concentration in urban soils was measured in AL-Waziriya District in Baghdad city for both; an industrial area of batteries industry and the residential area around it which ...  Read More ...
Genetic Alterations in Iraqi Leukaemia Patients as Indicator for Polluted Environment
Genetic Alterations in Iraqi Leukaemia Patients as Indicator for Polluted Environment

Abdul Hussein Moyet Al-Faisal; Wiaam Ahmad Al-Amili; Norrya A. Ali

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3166-3174

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.8

Abstract
  Fifty blood samples of leukemia patients were analyzed to detect the genetic alterations associated with disease. The results showed a high significant DNA damage leukemia group. A ...  Read More ...
Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate
Evaluation Farmers' Knowledge Level Regarding Practices of Sustainable Agriculture Development in Baghdad Governorate

Jazaer.A. Joed

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3175-3184

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.9

Abstract
  This study was designed to assess farmers' knowledge level regarding practices of sustainable agriculture development in Baghdad Governorate. Comparing between fields which they were ...  Read More ...
Toxicity of Al-Dura Oil Refinery Wastes Towards Some Freshwater Phytoplanktons
Toxicity of Al-Dura Oil Refinery Wastes Towards Some Freshwater Phytoplanktons

Muwafaq H. M. Lami

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3185-3199

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.10

Abstract
  Petroleum-derived hydrocarbon wastes are one of the most dangerous aquatic environmental pollutants, the production and export of oil are regarded as the main sources of these wastes. ...  Read More ...
Selection, Design, and Management of Sanitary Landfill Site(s) for Mosul City
Selection, Design, and Management of Sanitary Landfill Site(s) for Mosul City

Sati Mahmoud Al-Rawi

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3200-3208

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.11

Abstract
  In this paper, two landfill disposal sites proposed by the Mosul municipality were compared, assessed and designated the east and west landfill sites, respectively. Forty selected parameters ...  Read More ...
Cobalt-60 And Cesium-137 Soil Contamination In Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Site, Using GIS Technique
Cobalt-60 And Cesium-137 Soil Contamination In Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Site, Using GIS Technique

AbdolRazak T. Zaboon; AbdulHameed M. Jawad Al Obaidy; Hisham M. J. Al Sharaa

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3209-3215

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.12

Abstract
  In this paper, the author aims to introduce the hazard contamination in Al Tuwaitha nuclear site using GIS technique. The contamination level of 137Cs and 60Co, from different soil ...  Read More ...
Radon Concentrations Assessment and Effective Dose Estimation in The Buildings of University of Technology/ Baghdad
Radon Concentrations Assessment and Effective Dose Estimation in The Buildings of University of Technology/ Baghdad

Sahar A. Amin; Saadi M. D. Al-Nuzal; Muwafaq H. M. Lami and; Shemaa K. Kataa

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3216-3227

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.13

Abstract
  The objective of the present work was to assess the distribution of radon in the University of Technology buildings, Baghdad - Iraq and to identify the effective dose of radon exposure ...  Read More ...
Improve Coagulation Process To Control The Disinfection By- Products In Water Treatment Plant
Improve Coagulation Process To Control The Disinfection By- Products In Water Treatment Plant

Alaa H. Wadie Al-Fatlawi

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3228-3240

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.14

Abstract
  This paper describes a laboratory study comparing three coagulants (alum, ferric chloride, and ferric sulfate) to determine which coagulant would not only remove NOM but DBP precursors ...  Read More ...
Optimum Conditions of Photocatalysis Process in a Wastewater Treatment
Optimum Conditions of Photocatalysis Process in a Wastewater Treatment

Mohammad F. Abid; Noor H. Hamza; Amir A. Abdul-Rahman; Kadhum N. Abid

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3241-3256

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.15

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was to investigate the optimum operating conditions which yield the best performance of the photocatalysis process for the degradation of the synthetic ...  Read More ...
Evaluation of the Performance of the Aerated Grit Chambers Under No Maintenance Condition
Evaluation of the Performance of the Aerated Grit Chambers Under No Maintenance Condition

Adnan A. Al-Samawi; Ako R. Hama

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3257-3271

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.16

Abstract
  This paper falls into the studying of an aerated grit chamber (AGCs) within the Al-Rustamyah sewage treatment plant-third extension (50 km south of Baghdad). This treatment plant is ...  Read More ...
Optimization of the Time Required for Determination of the Total Dissolved Salts in Soil
Optimization of the Time Required for Determination of the Total Dissolved Salts in Soil

Mohammed Y. Fattah; Maysam Th. Al-Hadidi; Baqer A. Ali

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3272-3283

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.17

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is to determine the shorter time required for proper determination of the total dissolved salts in soil. The usual test takes 3 to 4 days to measure the total ...  Read More ...
Identification of Formaldehyde in Packed Drinking Water
Identification of Formaldehyde in Packed Drinking Water

Suad H .Fyad; Gania H.Fadeal; Mream H.Algam; Ahmed M. Al-lamae; Ahmed Mosa; Entedar Hasson; Entesar Kadem; Nedal A.Aaesa; Hani S. Naji

Volume 32, Issue 13 , December 2014, Page 3284-3289

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.32.13A.18

Abstract
  High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC/UV) and gas chromatography methods to determination of formaldehyde in bottled drinking water were used. Here, GC method was used to determine ...  Read More ...