Study of Sulfide Water Fountains in Al-Hisayah and Al-khasif / Iraq

Abstract

The aim of this research was studied the (morphological , chemical and biological ) properties for sulfidefountains in Al-Diwaniyahprovince were include two region, the first was Al-hisayahand the second was Al-khasif. The soil samples were taken from the side and the center of sulfidefountains and then the water samples were taken from the center of sulfidefountains. The results were summarized as : 1. The morphological properties were differ between the two regions , the soil color were yellowishbrown (10yr 7/6 and 10yr 7/4 ) to side and center soil consequently of Al-hisayah but the Al-khasifwere light brown (10yr 6/2 and 10yr 6/4 ) to side and center soil consequently . The distance of sulfide fountains were (350, 45000)m2to the Al-hisayah and Al-khasifconsequently , the water smell has very terrible in Al-hisayahregion withalgea,but in Al-khasifregion has terrible water with some small fishes . 2. The chemical properties were measured intwo regions . the results showed the al-khasifregion in the (side and center) were highest than Al-hisayahregion properties in Ec , soluble ions , Calicium carbonate , Total Nitrogen and Potassium but the Al-hisayahregion were highest than Al-khasifregion properties in pH , Organic matter , Total phosphorus . The sulfidewater in Al-hisayahregionhas the highest values the Al-khasifregion properties in Ec, soluable ions , total Potassium and phosphorusbut the sulfide water in Al-khasifregion has a highest values in total nitrogen. 3. The soil texture were differ between the two regions , the Al-hisayahregion were silty and silty loam in the side and center consequently of the fountain,but the texture were loame and silt clay loame in side and center consequently in Al-khasifregion .The bulk densitywere proximate among the soils in both regions . 4. The Al-hisayahregion soils (side and center) has the highest values than Al-khasifregion(side and center) in the bacteria numbers (12.02 , 13.20, 10.20 , 11.20) ×106 cell . gm-1.drysoil-1 consequently and the Al-hisayahregion (center ) has the highest valuestoo in fungi numbers (5.00 and 12.00) ×106 cell . gm-1.drysoilconsequently but it has the lowest values in the (side) (13.10 and 7.00) ×106 cell . gm-1.drysoil consequently . The Al-khasifsulfide were the highest values in bacteria numbers but it has the lowest values in fungi values . The cyano water in the Al-hisayahregionhas the highestvalues in bacteria and fungi numbers than the sulfide water in both regions 98.80×106 cell . gm-1.drysoiland 13.00×103 cell . gm-1.drysoil consequently.