Addressing environmental and parasitic contamination problem of the water and sediments of the euphrates river by granular activated date (GAD) seeds and studying some physical and chemical properties in Al-Najaf governorate
In order to know the efficiency of sterilization in eliminating parasites and its suitability for environment measurements, samples of the water and sediments was taken from six stations the Euphrates River. The samples were transported in clean and sterile bottles to the laboratory. A sedimentation method was used for parasites. Ten species of parasites isolated from water of the six stations while isolated seven were exists in the sediments of these stations. The water and sediments of the station first were contaminate with parasites rate 25.8% and 13.7%, the water and sediments of the second station are contaminated with parasites rate 12.8% and 20.2%, the water and sediments of the third station are contaminated with parasites rate 4.2% and 18.2%, the water and sediments of the fourth station are contaminated with parasites rate 22.8% and 18%, the water and sediments of the fifth station are contaminated with parasites rate 12.0% and 5.4% and the water and sediments of the sixth station are contaminated with parasites rate 12.9% and 1.7%. Giardia lamblia rate 25.4% it is most found in water while Trichomonas hominis rate 18.4% It is most found in sediments. A result of the study shows significant difference between of the temperature of air and water in all study stations, the air temperature ranged (40.10–15.2C) and the water temperature between (26.3–9.4C) while PH was (9.89–7.5), recorded electrical conductivity (5745–2515 ls/cm) and salinity was (4.80–1.56 g/cm) the river’s water was of low salinity also dissolved oxygen was (12.9–6.2 mg/L). Date seed used as granular by activated carbon used for purification and remove parasite from water filter and waste water treatment. 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Nanomaterials, Nanobioscience & Nanotechnology.