The Study of the Geographical analysis of the variation in the concentration of copper in the atmospheric precipitation in Anbar Governorate

Abstract

The phenomenon of environmental pollution is the problem of the environment at the present time, especially after the development of human activity.  And urban and industrial expansion at the expense of green agricultural lands on the one hand, and the spread of the phenomenon of desertification and drought, and their indirect negative impact on heavy metals, including (copper) in solid air precipitation in Anbar Governorate.  Especially since the location of Anbar Governorate, which is located in the western part of Iraq, which is one of the largest governorates in Iraq. The analysis of the variance analysis of the concentration of copper in the air precipitation in Anbar Governorate was studied between one site and another in the year 2021-2022, by collecting samples for the solid precipitation in small containers for the solid precipitation, which were distributed in (7) places of the monitoring sites.  The measurement lasted for 11 months, starting from September 2021 to July 2022.  Samples are raised monthly from monitoring sites. Dust samples were analyzed and heavy elements attached to dust particles were measured in environmental laboratories. The research found a temporal and spatial discrepancy for copper in the airdrops in Anbar Governorate.  As the concentrations of copper in the months of September, October, November, June and July exceeded the permissible limits within the approved standards, while in the remaining months the copper concentrations were recorded within the permissible limits.  The research found that the highest recorded months of concentrations were in September and the lowest concentrations were in January, and the highest sites recorded for copper were Karma site during September with a value of 1.55, and the lowest sites recorded during January with a value of (0.52), and it has health effects  many on a person.