Advanced Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ISSN: 2136-3468 Vol. 1 (1), pp. 096-100, November, 2015.  © Advanced Scholars Journals

 Full length Research paper

Analysis of Groundwater Quality Variation from Liwa (Mizaira’a) to Madinat Zayed and Ghayathi, UAE

Imran Arshad

Agriculture Engineer, Star Services LLC, Al Muroor Road – Western Region of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE),

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Accepted 4 November, 2015

Abstract

During the span of 2014 – 2015 groundwater samples from various regions of Abu Dhabi i.e. from Liwa (Mizaira’a), Madinat Zayed and Ghayathi regions were collected to carry out the subject research work. Seven to eight samples used to be collected from specified regions during full discharge flow of bore well. The collected samples were analyzed keeping in view different physico-chemical parameters special attention was focused on electrical conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), pH, Chloride, Hardness, Salinity, and Nutrients. The results revealed that the quality of groundwater in Liwa (Mizaira’a) aquifer is slightly better than Madinat Zayed and Ghayathi regions as the EC and TDS was found less. The aquifer condition in Ghayathi region was found somehow worst having high EC and TDS. This may be due to the sea water intrusion from the Arabian Sea in this region. The detailed physico-chemical results of groundwater samples collected from Liwa (Mizaira’a), Madinat Zayed and Ghayathi regions are elaborated in Table: 01 and Table: 06 respectively.

Keywords:   Groundwater, EC, TDS, Salinity, Hardness, Greenhouse, Liwa, Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, UAE.