Study Plant Contamination Surrounding the Brick Factory in Al- Saniyah: Al- Diwaniyah Governorate, Iraq

Abstract

This study examined how brick factories in Al-Saniyah, Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, affected the surrounding plants at 50, 500, and 1000-meter intervals in relation to the direction of the prevailing winds, as well as at 50, 500, and 1000-meter intervals in the opposite direction. Zinc concentrations were measured; the values ranged from 20.2 µg\g in the summer to 161.3 µg\g in the winter. Additionally, in winter, the content of cadmium was 0.39 at its lowest and 3.7µg\g at its maximum. The maximum concentration of cobalt was 41.55 µg/g in winter, while the lowest was 2.55 µg/g in summer. While the highest value in Pb was 96.4 µg/g in S2 in winter and the lowest value was 0.7 µg/g in S6. It's possible that the causes Seasonal variations in wind and precipitation that leave suspended metals in the atmosphere may be the cause of wintertime increases in element concentrations. Alternatively, better weather could be the reason for a rise in productivity.