Water Quality Of The Area West Of Karak City, Jordan

Abstract

The water quality of some wells, wadis and springs in the area west of Karak City has been evaluated for irrigation and domestic uses, by the application ofWilcox (1955) and Doneen (1961) methods, as well as the standards of the World Health Organization (1971). The results of evaluation showed that: 80 % of the studied samples are of high salinity hazard and low sodium hazard, according to Wilcox (1955 ). 48 % of the samples are from the first class for irrigation, (in ease of a soil of high permeability) according to Doneen (1961). 76 % of the samples are suitable for domestic uses according to the standards of the World Health Organization (1971).