Abstract
Contamination of water reserves by biological, chemical, and radiologic agents may affect the health of millions of residents in the Iraq as well as many others throughout the world. Fatal outbreaks of cholera struck several provinces of the country, including Baghdad. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) also says air pollution, resulting from burning oil and aggravated by war, is cause for concern. The study area Baghdad has been divided into two parts: Central Baghdad and Outskirts of Baghdad (included in Baghdad but near the boundaries of Baghdad). The outskirts of Baghdad comprises of 4 cities: Al-Hussaniya located in northern part of Baghdad, Abu-Gurabe located in the western side of Baghdad, Jissr Diyala located in the eastern side of Baghdad and finally Al-Mahmodiya located in the southern side of Baghdad. These cities are in very poor situation in terms of water supply. The quality of water supplied is bad as no attention is given to WTP's in these places, which is also because of the fact that given the insecure war conditions, these areas are inaccessible. The sewage is thrown directly into the river because these areas do not have sewage treatment plants. In case of central Baghdad the water supply and sewerage network are broken in some places. Due to this there is mixing of water between the two networks. For this study we taking water supply samples and collect all the samples from WTPs and water supply network (houses, shops and different places). We made the analysis to parts first bacteriologies, second chlorine and after analysis these samples in lab we will give in our study numbers of fail samples, type of diseases and how many case during year 2007 in Baghdad City. Also in this study we will give Estimated Deaths from Water-Related Diseases 2010 to 2035.
Highlights
The study area Baghdad has been divided into two parts: Central Baghdad and Outskirts of Baghdad
The outskirts of Baghdad comprises of 4 cities: Al-Hussaniya located in northern part of Baghdad, Abu-Gurabe located in the western side of Baghdad, Jissr Diyala located in the eastern side of Baghdad and Al-Mahmodiya located in the southern side of Baghdad
The outskirts of Baghdad comprising of 4 cities: AlHussaniya, Abu-Gurabe, Jissr Diyala and Al-Mahmodiya were found in poor condition in terms of water supply and sewerage due to inaccessibility, lack of proper attention and insecure war conditions
Summary
Iraq is rich in natural and human resources and was a middle-income country in the 1970s. Sanctions and wars have had a significantly negative effect on Iraq’s economy with people suffering a severe decline in their standards of living. In the 1970s the health and educational institutions in Iraq were regarded as among the best in the Middle East, the current health and education indicators of Iraq are well below the regional average. An estimated percent of the population has income of less than a dollar a day, and unemployment is estimated at 25 - 30 percent of the population. The agriculture sector has declined and is characterized by poor productivity and inefficient water use. Infrastructure in all sectors, including water and sanitation, is dilapidated and mostly dysfunc-
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