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Heavy Metals Accumulation In Two Types Of Tree Leaves From Baghdad Urban Areas, Maha Mahmood, Athmar Al-Mashhady, Ali Ali Aug 2026

Heavy Metals Accumulation In Two Types Of Tree Leaves From Baghdad Urban Areas, Maha Mahmood, Athmar Al-Mashhady, Ali Ali

Engineering and Technology Journal

It is well known that environmental pollution by many heavymetals is a serious problem to the natural ecosystem due to their toxiceffects. Most heavy metals such as Cu, Mn, Fe, and Zn are needed byvarious organisms but at certain concentrations is very necessary forboth plants and animals. However, it has been suggested that ever greenplant trees can assist in controlling such pollution via various methodswhere one method is the ability of these plant trees to absorb heavymetals from contaminated soils. The current work was designed to assessCd, Mn and Pb plant content in two tree species (Eucalyptus sp. andAlbizia sp.) …

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Removal Of Nitrate From Contaminated Groundwater Using Solar Membrane Distillation, Alaa Al-Fatlawi, Mohsen Karrabi, Ghassan Abukhanafer, Ahmed Al Samlan Al Samlan Aug 2026

Removal Of Nitrate From Contaminated Groundwater Using Solar Membrane Distillation, Alaa Al-Fatlawi, Mohsen Karrabi, Ghassan Abukhanafer, Ahmed Al Samlan Al Samlan

Engineering and Technology Journal

Nitrate contamination is worldwide water pollution posing a majorhealth hazard to human and animal life. Challenges are being faced to get freshwater for the areas having a low amount of usable water. This study aims toasses and evaluates the feasibility of removing nitrate from groundwater byusing cheap approaches. A pilot-scale solar distillation membrane filter, wasdesigned and constructed for this study, the set up was designed into twopartitions: i) water heater and ii) membrane distillation. The effect of severaloperating parameters such as feed and distillate temperature, nitrateconcentration, and pH, on water flux and nitrate removal efficiency, wasinvestigated. The results showed that …

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Isolation And Identification Of Ureolytic Bacteria Isolated From Livestock Soil To Improve The Strength Of Cement Mortar, Hussein Khadhim, Saad Ammar, Shahlaa Ebrahim Aug 2026

Isolation And Identification Of Ureolytic Bacteria Isolated From Livestock Soil To Improve The Strength Of Cement Mortar, Hussein Khadhim, Saad Ammar, Shahlaa Ebrahim

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The aim of the present study is to isolate and recognize calciumcarbonate-producing bacteria and to check these bacterial strains for use incement mortar to improve its properties such as strength and water absorption.Bacteria were isolated from livestock soils were examined for urease producingactivity, the possibility to precipitate calcite and its activity to improve thecompressive strength. Based on the results, four isolates were selected andidentified. They were characterized as B. atrophaeus, B. subtilis, B. aryabhattaiand B. amyloliquefaciens. Experimental work was performed to evaluate theeffect of bacterial concentration in term of optical density (OD) on thecompressive strength. Bacterial cement mortar samples revealed …

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Hydrogeologic Sustainability And Mitigation Of Shallow Groundwater Against High Saline And Chemical Pollutants, Najah Al Maimuri, Arkan Ali, Abdulhadi Al-Sa’Adi, Mohammed Abed Abed Aug 2026

Hydrogeologic Sustainability And Mitigation Of Shallow Groundwater Against High Saline And Chemical Pollutants, Najah Al Maimuri, Arkan Ali, Abdulhadi Al-Sa’Adi, Mohammed Abed Abed

Engineering and Technology Journal

A hydrogeologic study has been adopted to conceptualize the concepts of groundwater levels lowering in swamped area of Tyass, middle of Iraq. 2D dimensional groundwater model and, mitigation model has been used to mitigate the aquifer against high salinity and chemical pollutants by the mitigation theory of heterogeneous subsurface media, which depends upon physical and mathematical derivation, evaluation of chemical pollutants and total dissolved salts (TDS) of subsurface water before and after mitigation process. The water table level was lowered up to 2.43m at the center of a pumping well of abstraction discharge (400m3/day) obtained after 2755days in steady state. …

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Analysing Some Mechanical Properties Of Cinnamon Powder Reinforced With Polymeric Materials Used In Dental Application, Ahamed Alghabban, Reem Mohammed, Jumaah Mahmood Aug 2026

Analysing Some Mechanical Properties Of Cinnamon Powder Reinforced With Polymeric Materials Used In Dental Application, Ahamed Alghabban, Reem Mohammed, Jumaah Mahmood

Engineering and Technology Journal

In the dentures industry, materials must be chosen to have good mechanical properties in order to resist the conditions that may occur in the mouth. A study was conducted to assess tensile strength, elasticity coefficient, elongation, flexural strength, flexural modulus with impact properties of poly methyl methacrylate resin as matrix strengthened with cinnamon powder and also analysing these mechanical properties by using (OriginLab) software program. The samples of Poly Methyl methacrylate bio composites which containing 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% weight fractions of cinnamon powder and an unfilled as control sample were fabricated using “hand lay up” method. The results …

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Application Of Wheat Husk In Color Removal Of Textile Wastewater, Mohamed Mohammed, Anaam Sabri, Eman Taha Aug 2026

Application Of Wheat Husk In Color Removal Of Textile Wastewater, Mohamed Mohammed, Anaam Sabri, Eman Taha

Engineering and Technology Journal

Adsorption is the most efficient technique used to remove organic pollutants from wastewater. Dyes represent one of the pollutants that may remove by adsorption. The textile industry used dyes for colorization of fibers and always generates a considerable amount of colored wastewater. In present work, the removal of Malachite green (MG) dye pollutant from synthetic wastewater onto mesoporous Wheat husk (WH) was studied in batch adsorption systems. The characterization for the prepared wheat husk was studied by, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The batch experiments were carried out to measure the removal efficiency of MG as …

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Synthesis And Study Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Iraqi And Indian Lawsonia Inermis Plant And Their Catalytic Performance In Degradation Of Organic Pollutant, Bassam Alabdul Aziz, Ahmed Sadda, Thuraya Ibrahim, Zainab Al-Abdullah Al-Abdullah Aug 2026

Synthesis And Study Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Iraqi And Indian Lawsonia Inermis Plant And Their Catalytic Performance In Degradation Of Organic Pollutant, Bassam Alabdul Aziz, Ahmed Sadda, Thuraya Ibrahim, Zainab Al-Abdullah Al-Abdullah

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this work, we depict the cheap, friendly environment, an unreported and easy methodology for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the extract of leaf concentrate of Lawsonia inermis as a green, reducing agent. Silver nanoparticles display exclusive physical characteristics, which have appealed serious research attention due to their essential uses. In present work, silver nanoparticles were synthesized for environment uses by means of a completely green biosynthetic process using Lawsonia inermis flowers extract (henna). The structure, as well as properties of silver nanoparticles, was investigated with UV-visible spectroscopic techniques, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometers (EDS) and …

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Environmental Impact Assessment Of Halfaya Oilfield Project, Amin Thamir, Souzan Lafta, Faras Mohammed, Mahdi Hanon Hanon Aug 2026

Environmental Impact Assessment Of Halfaya Oilfield Project, Amin Thamir, Souzan Lafta, Faras Mohammed, Mahdi Hanon Hanon

Engineering and Technology Journal

Implement the necessary measures is necessary to limit the potential damages and risks resulting from oil and gas exploration activities to take the necessary precautions and arrangements to protect the land, air, waters and the groundwater basins from pollution and damage. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process is used to ensure that environmental and social sustainability considerations are included in decisions regarding the Projects considering the possible impacts associated with the proposed Centralized Waste Facility (CWF). The EIA was undertaken with consideration of the environmental standards and guidelines to determine the environmental impact assessment of Halfaya Oilfield; this facility is …

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Phytochemical And Antioxidant Activity Of Asplenium Species (Spleenworts) Extracts From Northern Districts Of Iraq, Abass Ismail, Talib Al-Khasreji, Bahram Maulood Aug 2026

Phytochemical And Antioxidant Activity Of Asplenium Species (Spleenworts) Extracts From Northern Districts Of Iraq, Abass Ismail, Talib Al-Khasreji, Bahram Maulood

Engineering and Technology Journal

The main objective of the present investigation was to ascertain of different phytochemicals in two ferns: Asplenium scolopendrium L. from Malakan- Erbil district and A. trichomanes L. from Tweela-Sulaymaniyah district during Spring 2016. Antioxidant activity and total flavonoids contents were determined in methanol extracts. In qualitative analysis, the active compounds such as alkaloids, tanins, saponins and flavonoids were screened. In quantitative analysis, total flavonoids were quantified 234.7 µg /ml with IC50 of 113 mg/ml in A. scolopendrium but in A. trichomanes total flavonoids 1061µg/ml. with IC50 of 2.271 mg/ml comparison with Ascorbic acid IC50 of 0.0186 mg/ml as positive control.

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Geochemical Evaluation Of Heavy Metals (Cd, Cr, Fe, And Mn) In Sediment Of Shatt Al-Basrah, Iraq, Zahraa Al-Janabi, Shahed Zaki, Jinnan Alhassany, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy Al-Obaidy, Eman. Awad, Afrah Maktoof Aug 2026

Geochemical Evaluation Of Heavy Metals (Cd, Cr, Fe, And Mn) In Sediment Of Shatt Al-Basrah, Iraq, Zahraa Al-Janabi, Shahed Zaki, Jinnan Alhassany, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy Al-Obaidy, Eman. Awad, Afrah Maktoof

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this study, the sediment of Shatt Al-Basrah canal, was evaluated to illustrate the distribution of 4 heavy metals Cd, Cr, Fe and Mn in sediments collected from 5 sites. The assessment of heavy metals was conducted using three indices; the geoaccumulation index (I-geo), the enrichment factor (E.F.) and Pollution Index (PI). According to I-geo, the sediments collected from all sampling locations were unpolluted by Cd, Cr and Fe, where their values are less than 0 (<0), except Mn ranged between 0.98 to 1.37, the Igeo values for Mn show that sediments of Shatt Al-Basrah are unpolluted to moderately polluted for all sampling locations. Based on The enrichment factor, the sediment of Shatt Al-Basrah canal are classified as followed; significant enrichment for Cd, moderate enrichment to significant enrichment for Cr and deficiency to minimal enrichment for Mn. PI, which is based on individual metal Concentrations, shows that all sampling sites have no pollution effect for Cd, Cr and Mn, except Fe, which cause Slightly pollution affect in all site.

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Textile Dye Removal By Activated Date Seeds, Seroor Khaleef, Huda Hamad Aug 2026

Textile Dye Removal By Activated Date Seeds, Seroor Khaleef, Huda Hamad

Engineering and Technology Journal

The objective of the study was to prepare activated carbon from date seeds (ADS) and use it as a medium for textile dye adsorption. Batch adsorption of reactive green dye showed that dye adsorption depends on the contact time, the dye concentration, and the pH equilibrium. Different concentrations of the prepared activated carbon were used with different dye concentrations and evaluated for dye removal efficiency. The maximum dye adsorption in this study was achieved after 270 min at a pH range of 5-9. In this study, the functional groups in the prepared ADS were identified using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) …

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Oil Removal From Oilfield Produced Water, North Rumaila By Combination Coagulationflocculation And Microfiltration Technique, Thamer Mohammed, Eman Awad, Thabit Ahmed Aug 2026

Oil Removal From Oilfield Produced Water, North Rumaila By Combination Coagulationflocculation And Microfiltration Technique, Thamer Mohammed, Eman Awad, Thabit Ahmed

Engineering and Technology Journal

The Southern Oil Company, which is operated in North Rumaila oilfield in Basrah/ Iraq, is one of the important companies which produced huge amounts of produced oilfield water. The aim of this study is to treat the produced water by hybrid methods: the process of coagulation-flocculation and microfiltration technique (ceramic membrane) to remove the oil content and improve the water quality to meet the allowable limit of reinjection into the reservoir. Poly-aluminum chloride (PAC), and Ferric Chloride (FeCl3.6H2O) coagulants were used separately and in combination with cationic polyelectrolyte (PE). After produced water was treated with different doses of coagulant, it …

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Investigation Of Corrosion Protection For Steel By Eco-Friendly Coating, Majid Abdulmajeed, Hiba Abdullah, Slafa Ibrahim, Ghaith Alsandooq Alsandooq Aug 2026

Investigation Of Corrosion Protection For Steel By Eco-Friendly Coating, Majid Abdulmajeed, Hiba Abdullah, Slafa Ibrahim, Ghaith Alsandooq Alsandooq

Engineering and Technology Journal

The coupling effect of coating and inhibition has been investigated in the present work. polypyrrole coating with adding coumarin was applied on carbon steel to protect it against corrosion. Electropolymerization process by cyclic voltammeter was carried out in 0.2M oxalic acid electrolyte containing 0.1M pyrrole monomer without and with 0.01M coumarin as an eco-friendly inhibitor. SEM/EDS, AFM and FTIR techniques were used to identify the coating film. Corrosion test using Potentiostat was achieved for uncoated and coated specimens and the results indicated that the corrosion potentials became nobler compared with uncoated specimen, this means that the anodic sites were covered …

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Response Of Bread Wheat To Abscisic Acid Under Water Stress, Shatha Ahmed, Emad Hashim, Ahmed Al-Taie Aug 2026

Response Of Bread Wheat To Abscisic Acid Under Water Stress, Shatha Ahmed, Emad Hashim, Ahmed Al-Taie

Engineering and Technology Journal

Field experiments were carried out at the Field Crops Research Station of the Agricultural Research Office - Abu Ghraib, during Seasons of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 to study the effect of four concentrations of abscisic acid (ABA) on some of the physiological characteristics of cultivar bread wheat (Bohooth10) under water stress. The experiments were applied according to randomized complete block design (RCBD) by split plot arrangement with three replicates. Water treatments, which occupied the main plots, included four water irrigation quantities, which were irrigated when depletion 50%, 70% and 40% of available water, in addition to rainy treatment (germination irrigation + …

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Study The Catalytic Oxidation Of Phenol In Both Baskets Stirred Tank And Packed Bed Reactors, Ghayda Al-Kindi, Faris Al Ani Aug 2026

Study The Catalytic Oxidation Of Phenol In Both Baskets Stirred Tank And Packed Bed Reactors, Ghayda Al-Kindi, Faris Al Ani

Engineering and Technology Journal

The aim of this study, using five types of AL-Fe pillared Iraqi clay to study catalyst wet air oxidation to oxide phenol from synthesis’s wastewater and study the limitation criteria in control of operating conditions. Two types of reactor (Batch and packed bed) used to study operation conditions and the best conditions result from Batch reactor was pressure 3.2Mpa, temperature 130⁰C, phenol concentration 500mg/l and pH 3.9, for packed bed reactor with AL-Fe pillared clays of Anbar-Erbil, Mosul, due to high phenol removal, in up-flow mode. The results show that phenol removal is 98-97.8-95% for Erbil-MosulAnbar respectively, when the LHSV …

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Effect Of Operating Parameters On Degradation Of Eriochrome Black T Dye, Walaa Sabre, Sheymaa Mohammed, Ahmed Ali Aug 2026

Effect Of Operating Parameters On Degradation Of Eriochrome Black T Dye, Walaa Sabre, Sheymaa Mohammed, Ahmed Ali

Engineering and Technology Journal

Of the effect, the process parameters on photocatalytic degradation Eriochrome black T( EBT) dye has been degraded in a batch reactor under UV light in heterogeneous slurry utilizing various concentrations of two semiconductors commercial catalysts (Titanium dioxide and Zinc Oxide). The parameter has been studied (catalyst type, catalyst concentration, pH of dye solution and initial dye concentration). The results showed that the best dose of TiO2 and ZnO are 1.5 and 1 g/l respectively and the optimum pH (6 and 11) using TiO2 and ZnO respectively. Moreover, the comparative assessment of the photocatalytic efficiency was made for different photocatalytic powder. …

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Adsorption Study Of Nitrate Anions By Different Materials Using Fixed Bed Column, Anaam Sabri, Noor Abbood Aug 2026

Adsorption Study Of Nitrate Anions By Different Materials Using Fixed Bed Column, Anaam Sabri, Noor Abbood

Engineering and Technology Journal

MCM-41is, a mesoporous material with a hexagonal structure, has a high surface area, high pore vol., and low mass density. Continuous adsorption fixed bed of NH2-MCM-4I adsorbent was utilized for the removal of nitrate anions from aqueous solutions. The effect of adsorbent weight (0.5, 1, 2 gm), flow rate (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 ml/min) and initial NO3 - concentrations (50, 75, 100 mg/l) on breakthrough curves were studied. It was found that breakthrough time increases with increasing column bed height and decreases with increasing NO3 - inlet concentration and flow rate. The highest removal percentage (75.2%) achieved at inlet concentration of …

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Effect Of Compost And Humic Acid On Potato Growth And Quality, Abbas Mijwel, Adel N. Abed Al-Redha Abed Al-Redha, Tarif Bresim Aug 2026

Effect Of Compost And Humic Acid On Potato Growth And Quality, Abbas Mijwel, Adel N. Abed Al-Redha Abed Al-Redha, Tarif Bresim

Engineering and Technology Journal

an experiment was carried out in Karbala on 10/9/2014 using the compost of palm residues at four levels (0, 20, 30, 40) tan.h-1 and the humic acid in three concentrations (0,1.5, 3)ml.L-1 to determine the effect of these factors and their interaction in growth and quality characteristics of potato and find organic fertilizer combination instead of chemical fertilizers. The addition of the compost of the residue palm has a significant and positive effect on all studied traits (Number of branches.plant-1, Plant height, percent of the dry weight of vegetative growth, percent of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in tubers, ratio of …

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Evaluation Biosorption And Recovery Of Zn, Cr And Ni Ions From Industrial Wastewater Using Beads Of Banana Peel Powder Constrained By Calcium Alginate, Sufyan Shartooh, Sedik Al-Haiyaly Aug 2026

Evaluation Biosorption And Recovery Of Zn, Cr And Ni Ions From Industrial Wastewater Using Beads Of Banana Peel Powder Constrained By Calcium Alginate, Sufyan Shartooh, Sedik Al-Haiyaly

Engineering and Technology Journal

Plant wastes have been successfully applied as biosorbent materials of several heavy metal ions from industrial wastewater due to the obvious capability of removing significant quantities of heavy metal ions. In the current work, banana peel powder was constrained by calcium alginate for polymerization and bead formation and subjected to both biosorption and recovery processes of Zn, Cr and Ni ions from untreated wastewater, collected from general state electrical manufacturing company in Baghdad-Iraq, using designed laboratory treatment unite. It has been found that the capacity of immobilized banana peel was significantly higher in bioremoving Zn, Cr and Ni ions than …

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Treatment Of Crude Oil Spills In Water Resources By Using Biological Method, Ibtihaj Abdulrazzak, Mohammed Hafiz, Ali Ibrahim Aug 2026

Treatment Of Crude Oil Spills In Water Resources By Using Biological Method, Ibtihaj Abdulrazzak, Mohammed Hafiz, Ali Ibrahim

Engineering and Technology Journal

Biological treatment has definite to be an effective and excellent method for the removal of aquatic oil spills. It is competent of being used as the best treatment method for cleanup of oil spills. Being a potential technology, significant work needs to be done to improve the capabilities of bioremediation for oil contaminated-aquatic environment. Novel application of combined solvent extraction and two-phase biodegradation processes using Two-Liquid Phase Partitioning Bioreactor (TLPPB) technique was proposed and developed to enhance the cleanup of high concentration of crude oil from aqueous phase using acclimated mixed consortiums in an anaerobic environment. Silicone oil was used …

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Biofilm Inhibitory Potential Of Westiellopsis Prolifica Extract Against Some Pathogenic Microorganisms, Neihaya Heikmat, Ghaidaa Abd Ali, Shurooq Al-Razaq, Nada Mahdi Mahdi Aug 2026

Biofilm Inhibitory Potential Of Westiellopsis Prolifica Extract Against Some Pathogenic Microorganisms, Neihaya Heikmat, Ghaidaa Abd Ali, Shurooq Al-Razaq, Nada Mahdi Mahdi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Resistance of microorganisms to many kinds of antibiotics push towards using natural products to eliminate the biofilm. In this study, 7 different species of algae were identified, 3 species of Chlorophyta and 3 of Cyanophyta. Westiellopsis prolifica is considered a potent organism. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was determined 13 clear bands, and the main bands were carbohydrate (1200- 900 cm−1), protein (1660 and around 1540 cm−1) and lipid bands (1740 cm−1). Extracellular crude acetone extract from W. prolifica better than hexane extract and more efficient on negative gram bacteria than positive gram bacteria. Antibiofilm was conducted by Congo red …

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Heavy Metals Content In Several Imported Rice Crops (Oryza Sativa) From The Local Markets, Basim Faraj, Sedik Al-Hiyaly, Athmar Almashhady Aug 2026

Heavy Metals Content In Several Imported Rice Crops (Oryza Sativa) From The Local Markets, Basim Faraj, Sedik Al-Hiyaly, Athmar Almashhady

Engineering and Technology Journal

Rice crop may be subjected to several heavy metals contamination due to various causes such as contaminated irrigating water, fertilizers containing certain heavy metals and other agricultural applications. This work was designed to examine several heavy metals (Lead, Chromium, Arsenic and Copper) in rice crop imported from India, USA, Brazil, Thailand, Paraguay and Uruguay in addition to locally cultivated rice. Rice samples were collected from local markets and subjected to the examination of above heavy metal content using acidic digestive method and heavy metal ions were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. It has been found that these examined rice crops …

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Air Pollution Effects In Some Plant Leaves Morphological And Anatomical Characteristics Within Baghdad City. Iraq, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy, Israa Jasim, Abdul-Rahman Alkubaisi Aug 2026

Air Pollution Effects In Some Plant Leaves Morphological And Anatomical Characteristics Within Baghdad City. Iraq, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy, Israa Jasim, Abdul-Rahman Alkubaisi

Engineering and Technology Journal

The present study examined the air pollutants effects in seven plant species leaves, Olea europea L., Zizphus spina-christi L. Desf., Conocarpus lancifolius Engl., Albizia lebbeck L. Benth., Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., Clerodendron inermis L. Graeth and Dodonaea viscasa Jacq., distribute within Baghdad city. The leaves sample were collected from May (2016) to April (2017) in five regions within Baghdad city, which are Karrada, Sadr City, Shoula and Mansur, as well as Baghdad tourist island as a control region. The Sulfur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Carbone monoxide (CO), Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and Suspended particulate matter (PM) were measured in all …

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Effect Of Gamma Radiation On Callosobruchus Maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) And Seed Germination, Sahar Abd, Soolaf Kathier, Emad Mahmmod Aug 2026

Effect Of Gamma Radiation On Callosobruchus Maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) And Seed Germination, Sahar Abd, Soolaf Kathier, Emad Mahmmod

Engineering and Technology Journal

The grain legumes are the second most important economic crops attacked by many of storage pests, one of these pests is Cowpea seed beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus). Gamma radiation appears to be a potential alternative to chemicals control in stored products. Therefore, this research aims to study the effect of gamma radiation (0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18 and 0.21 (kGy) on eggs, larvae, pupae and seed germination. The results of this study showed that the irradiated eggs did not hatch. While the last larval stage was very sensitive to all doses of gamma rays, no adults emerged from larvae were …

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Reducing Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon From Soil Polluted With Iraqi Crude Oil By Phytoremediation Technology, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy, Riyad Al-Anbari, Sara Hassan Aug 2026

Reducing Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon From Soil Polluted With Iraqi Crude Oil By Phytoremediation Technology, Abdul Hameed Al-Obaidy, Riyad Al-Anbari, Sara Hassan

Engineering and Technology Journal

They used anew-green technology phytoremediation to reduce and remove pollutants from the soil. The purpose of the current research study was to survey the effect of soil pollution with a variety of doses of crude oil on the generation and growth of the plants. The study was made for 120 days from March to June in a control condition in the greenhouse and laboratory. Unpolluted soil near the Tigris River was taken and be polluted with varied doses of crude oil. They used alfalfa, Cotton and Grass in this research to reduce pollution. It made a comparison between the results …

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Criteria For Sustainable Planting Design Applications In Landscape Architecture Projects Under Arid Conditions, Abdullah Ghazal Aug 2026

Criteria For Sustainable Planting Design Applications In Landscape Architecture Projects Under Arid Conditions, Abdullah Ghazal

Engineering and Technology Journal

Planting design is an important part of all Landscape Architecture projects (LAps). It needs new criteria in order to make it more sustainable. When arid conditions are dominant, these criteria will be more difficult. These limiting factors of harsh environment and aridity, such as high temperature and evaporation, low rainfall, poor and sandy soil, are largely diverse in many levels concerning water, soil, and climate. Thus they clearly appear in designing and impeding sustainable LAps. The planting design in LAps is governed by three major factors which are: plant species, water availability, and the control soil property and climate conditions. …

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Shortage Sanitation Services In The Outskirts Of Baghdad And Its Environmental Impacts, Alaa Al-Obaidi, Sara Zangana, Saja Al-Sudany Aug 2026

Shortage Sanitation Services In The Outskirts Of Baghdad And Its Environmental Impacts, Alaa Al-Obaidi, Sara Zangana, Saja Al-Sudany

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study focuses on evaluation of the reality of wastewater services in the areas of outskirts of Baghdad which the responsibility of their implementation rests on the province of Baghdad and the ministry of construction and housing and general municipalities/ the General Directorate of Sewerage GDS, and to suggest the possibility to improve these services in light of the plans developed by the concerned authorities and the proportion of disability in the services suffered by those areas. The study concluded that the completion of the stopped project because of the financial crisis will raise the proportion of serves population to …

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Morphological And Optical Properties Of Porous Silicon, Mohammed Mohammed, Ruqaya Shlaga Aug 2026

Morphological And Optical Properties Of Porous Silicon, Mohammed Mohammed, Ruqaya Shlaga

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this work photo-electrochemical etching was used to synthesize uniform and non-uniform macro porous silicon from n-type with orientation (100). Specimens were anodized in a sol of 25% HF: C2H2OH at 1:1 rate. Morphology and porosity of the samples were studied. Optical characteristics (reflection and photoluminescence) of PS samples by changing current density (10, 12, 14 and 16 mA/cm2 ) for fixed etching time (8min) and power density (17mW/cm2 ) by using red laser illumination wavelength (645nm) were investigated. Porous silicon samples imaged via scanning electron microscope (SEM), which showed the topography of silicon surface and pores distribution.

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Synthesis, Characterization And Antibacterial Activities Of Uracil And Uracil–Oxalate Complexes With Cr(Iii) And Fe(Iii), Shatha Obaid Aug 2026

Synthesis, Characterization And Antibacterial Activities Of Uracil And Uracil–Oxalate Complexes With Cr(Iii) And Fe(Iii), Shatha Obaid

Engineering and Technology Journal

New complexes of the some trivalent transition metal ions of the uracil such as [M(Ura)3Cl3] and mixed ligand metal complexes with uracil and oxalic acid [M(Ura)2(OA)(OH2)Cl].H2O type, where (Ura)=Uracil, (OA= Oxalic acid dihydrate, (M= Cr+3 and Fe+3) were synthesized and characterized by the elemental analysis, FT.IR, electronic spectra, mass spectra and magnetic susceptibility as well as the conductivity measurements. Six–coordinated metal complexes were suggested for the isolated complexes of Cr+3 and Fe+3 with molecular formulas dependent on the nature of uracil and oxalic acid present. The proposed molecular structure for all complexes with their ions is octahedral geometries. The antibacterial …

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Applying Modern Optimization Techniques For Prediction Reaction Kinetics Of Iraqi Heavy Naphtha Hydrodesulferization, Zaidoon Shakor, Anfal Sadeiq Aug 2026

Applying Modern Optimization Techniques For Prediction Reaction Kinetics Of Iraqi Heavy Naphtha Hydrodesulferization, Zaidoon Shakor, Anfal Sadeiq

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this study, a powerful modern optimization techniques such as Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Artificial neural network (ANN) were applied to estimate the optimal reaction kinetic parameters for Heavy naphtha Hydrodesulferization (HDS), the hydrodesulferization unit located in AL-Daura refinery-Baghdad/Iraq. The reactions was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor packed with Co-Mo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst and the operating was 315-400 °C temperature 35 bar Pressure and 0.5-2.1 hr-1 liquid hourly space velocity. The result showed that hydrodesulferization of heavy naphtha follows the pseudo-first order reaction kinetics. This study signifies that the reaction kinetic parameters calculated by Genetic Algorithm was …

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