Study the Concentration of PAHS in Al-Rumayth River Water-Iraq

Abstract

This study’s goals were to look into PAH concentrations and compositions as well as chemical and physical water characteristics. In Al –Rumaytha river. This study was conducted out during from November 2021 to October 2022. According to the results, sixteen PAHs compounds were found in the water, including According to the results, water contained sixteen different PAHs components including Acenaphthene and Acenaphthylene ranged between (47.1-91.5, 24.9-55.7) ppm, The values Anthracene, Naphthalene, phenanthene and fluorine results ranged (14.9-48.9 ppm,18.9 -68.7ppm,8.9-41.7 ppm,8.5-41 ppm) respectively, the minimum and maximum concentrations of Benzo[A]anthracen, Benzo[B]fluoranthene, Benzo [K] fluorantyene, Benz [G,H] perylen, Benz [A] Pryene, Chrysene, Dibenzo [A,H] Anthracene, Anthracene, Fluoranthene, Indeno and Pryene was 4.1-20.6 ppm, 20.1-69.7ppm, 30.1-97.4 ppm,4.1-36.9 ppm,0.29-1.6ppm 10.5-40.8 ppm, 8.9-36.9 ppm, 6.5-33.4 ppm,2.5-10.2 ppm,1.3-10.4 ppm. The results show that the Al-Rumaytha River is PAH-polluted, with human activities having the greatest negative effects on the river’s water quality and health.