NDLI: Isotopic study of water resources in a semi-arid region, western Iraq

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Author	Ali, Kamal K. Al Kubaisi, Qusai Y. Al Paruany, Kamal B.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Hydrochemistry and stable isotopic technique were used in studying the water resources interaction in a semi-arid area, western Iraq. Throughout Iraq, 28 groundwater samples, 7 surface water samples from the study area, and 18 rainwater samples were analyzed for $^{2}$H and $^{18}$O stable isotopes and hydrochemical analysis. In this study, the temperature, altitude and continental effects on the isotopic composition of rain water in Iraq were studied. The results show that isotopes content in rainwater, in the current study, increases with increasing temperature and a good correlation exists between increasing latitude with decreasing δ $^{18}$O values. Rainwater isotopes show evidence of temperature effect and continental effect associated with altitude effect. Generally, due to variation in temperature and altitude throughout Iraq, the values of isotopic composition of rainwater range from (−7.25 ‰) to (−2.79 ‰), and from (−45 ‰) to (−9.7 ‰) for δ$^{18}$O and δD, respectively. The similarity of isotopic composition of water of the Euphrates River and Haditha reservoir with that of groundwater taken from neighbor wells gives indication that intermixing between them is exist, while the groundwater of the wells far from the surface water resources is mostly affected by rainwater.
Starting Page	1671
Ending Page	1686
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	74
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-03-04
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Stable isotopes Water resources Rainwater Groundwater Iraq Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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