Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on NO2, O3, PM2. 5 and PM10 concentrations and assessing air quality changes in Baghdad, Iraq

BM Hashim, SK Al-Naseri, A Al-Maliki… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Covid-19 was first reported in Iraq on February 24, 2020. Since then, to prevent its
propagation, the Iraqi government declared a state of health emergency. A set of rapid and …

Development and evaluation of a water quality index for the Iraqi rivers

SH Ewaid, SA Abed, N Al-Ansari, RM Salih - Hydrology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water quality evaluation is fundamental for water resources management. Water quality
index (WQI) is an accurate and easily understandable method for assessing water quality for …

[HTML][HTML] The water-energy-food nexus: A holistic approach for resource security in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey

M Zarei - Water-Energy Nexus, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change, population growth, and economic development pose critical challenges in
providing water, energy, and food security at the national and global scale. The Middle East …

Experimental study on the performance of pyramid solar still with novel convex and dish absorbers and wick materials

ZM Omara, WH Alawee, SA Mohammed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar still is a famous technique of the desalination methods, but it suffers from the low
productivity. In this paper, novel structured convex absorbers were proposed in a pyramid …

Crop water requirements and irrigation schedules for some major crops in Southern Iraq

SH Ewaid, SA Abed, N Al-Ansari - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The climate of Iraq is of the subtropical semi-dry type; however, the country was rich in water
resources until a few decades ago. Climate change and the construction of many dams on …

The association between the lack of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities with intestinal Entamoeba spp infection risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Atabati, H Kassiri, E Shamloo, M Akbari, A Atamaleki… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Intestinal protozoa infections are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality,
especially where the exposed population suffers from a lack of drinking water and sanitation …

Water quality assessment along Tigris River (Iraq) using water quality index (WQI) and GIS software

A Chabuk, Q Al-Madhlom, A Al-Maliki… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Most of the third world countries having rivers passing through them suffer from the water
contaminant problem. This problem is considered so difficult to get the water quality within …

Stream-flow forecasting using extreme learning machines: a case study in a semi-arid region in Iraq

ZM Yaseen, O Jaafar, RC Deo, O Kisi, J Adamowski… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Monthly stream-flow forecasting can yield important information for hydrological applications
including sustainable design of rural and urban water management systems, optimization of …

Rainfall-runoff modeling using the HEC-HMS model for the Al-Adhaim river catchment, northern Iraq

ANA Hamdan, S Almuktar, M Scholz - Hydrology, 2021 - mdpi.com
It has become necessary to estimate the quantities of runoff by knowing the amount of
rainfall to calculate the required quantities of water storage in reservoirs and to determine …

Assessment of main cereal crop trade impacts on water and land security in Iraq

SH Ewaid, SA Abed, N Al-Ansari - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Growing populations, socio-economic development, the pollution of rivers, and the
withdrawal of fresh water are all signs of increasing water scarcity, and with 85% of global …