1Department of Soil Sciences and water Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq.
2Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq.
*Corresponding Author: Ahmed R. Alani, Department of Soil Sciences and water Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq. Email: ag.ahmed.riyadh@uoanbar.edu.iq
Water is an indispensable natural resource for human beings, plants and agriculture. Towns in Anbar In the city of Fallujah, Anbar province and the local people are very dependent on underground water from wells for drinking and irrigation.
Water from five wells was assessed for physicochemical parameters such as EC, pH, TDS, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), hardness, soil fractions (sodium adsorption ratio [SAR]), major ions and heavy metals.
All the parameters were within World Health Organization (WHO) limits although difference exist among the wells based on soil formation feature. The findings confirm that water from the five wells is suitable for both consumption and irrigation, with no adverse effects on soil structure or crop productivity.
Agricultural suitability, Chemical study, Heavy metals, Well water
