Abstract:
The objective of this study was to detect the pollutant anions in
Kamleen drinking water from underground sources. Concentration
levels of chloride, sulphate, nitrate, nitrite, and particularly
fluoride were determined. In addition, color, turbidity, hydrogen
ion concentration, electrical conductivity, total hardness, total
alkalinity, and total dissolved solids were measured. Samples of
groundwater were randomly collected from twenty eight different
areas around central Kamleen locality during the summer season
from May to August 2011.
Ion-selective electrodes methods were used to determine
fluoride, chloride and nitrate. Colorimetric methods were used to
determine sulphate , turbidity and also fluoride and nitrate. In
comparison, sulphate content was also determined
gravimetrically. Nitrite was also determined colorimetrically but
using standard addition method. Chloride was also determined by
titrimetric method and also total hardness and total alkalinity.
The results obtained showed that the of fluoride contents
ranged from 0.01 to 1.89 ppm, chloride, 3.82 to 770.42 ppm,
nitrate 8.52 to 44.00 ppm, nitrite 0.008 to 0.828ppm and sulphate
ranged from 5.99 to 881.00 ppm. It was also found that hydrogen
ion concentration and turbidity were in agreement with those of
the international standard except those of total dissolved solids
(2070 ppm)
