Chemical, Physical and Biological Properties of the Kinds of Water used for Drinking in the Baghdad Province -Al Karada Area

Abstract

Water is a main component of all living things. It is irregular in numerous of its physical and chemical properties. a number of are necessary for life while others have profound effects on the size and shape of living organisms, how they work, and the constraint within which they must operate. Field study was conducted for the three sites of water in the province of Baghdad province, al- Karada area (river water and piped water and water tank) where the samples were collected during the month of November 2014. Measured temperature, electrical conductivity and the function of acid and ions of positive and negative (chlorine  and sulfates , carbonat , nitrates , sodium , calcium , magnesium  and total hardness and TDS and total suspended solids as well as the estimation of heavy metals (copper Cu, lead Pb, zinc Zn and iron Fe) in addition to bacterial totals included total bacteria (TB) , total colon bacteria (Tc) and  Fecal coliform bacteria (Fc).

Keywords: Water, Chemical, Physical, Biological, Baghdad