Impact of industrial wastewater disposal on surface water bodies in Mostord area, North Greater Cairo

作     者：M.F.Abdel Sabour 1, F.H.Rabie 2, T.Mostafa 3, S.A.Hassan 4 (1 Soil and Water Pollution Unit, Nuclear Research Center, Egypt. 2 Soil Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Ain Shams University, Egypt 3 Soils, Water and Environment Research Instit 

作者机构：Soil and Water Pollution UnitNuclear Research Center 埃及 Ain Shams University 埃及 SoilsWater and Environment Research Institute ARC 埃及 Soils Water and Environment Research InstituteARC 埃及 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2001年第13卷第4期

页      面：485-490页

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学科分类：0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 083001[工学-环境科学] 08[工学] 

主　　题：industrial wastewater disposal north Greater Cairo Egypt 

摘      要：The studied area (Shoubra El Khima, Bahteem and Mostorod) lies in the industrial area north of Greater Cairo. The area suffers from several environmental problems such as sewage and disposal of pollutants from the surrounding factories into the surface water pathways in the area. Water samples were collected seasonally from different waterways found in the area, domestic and or industrial liquid wastes from 12 discharge tubes of different factories (as a point source of pollution). Chemical characteristics of different water samples and its heavy metals content were determined using ion coupled plasma technique (ICP). Results indicate that industrial and domestic wastewater samples contain several toxic levels of tested heavy metals (Cd, Co, Pb and Ni) which have a serious impact on surface waterways in the area. Shebin El Qanater collector drain samples exhibited the highest levels of Cd, Co, Pb and Ni compared to other tested water bodies. Mostorod collector drain samples showed the highest levels of Zn and Cu. Industrial effluent samples collected from Cairo Company for Fabric industry had the highest amounts of total Zn Cu, Cd, Co and Pb, while Delta steel company discharges the highest amounts of total Fe and Mn. Al Ahleya Plastic Company discharges the highest amounts of total Ni. Generally, it is necessary to impose the environmental laws and its regulation regarding the industrial wastewater treatments and disposals to minimize the risk of the adverse effects of these pollutants.