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Study of Water Resources Characteristics and Their Suitability for Agriculture in Al-Dreiz Village
Organization(s):Sawda Um AlMumineen School (5-12)
Country:Oman
Student(s):Student preparationfig:Aya Sultan Al Ghafri
Ahed Sultan AlGhafri
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Member(s):fakhria Alblushi
Contributors:1- The two professors supervising the programGLOBE at school:
Fakhriya Al Balushi
For giving us the opportunity to conduct this research.
2- Village farmers and parents: To clarify the problem.
3- Ms. Kholoud Al-Hana’i: For providing us with useful information that helped us complete this research.
4- Professor Bader Al-Maamari: For his continuous support for the team and his backing for us.
5- Dr. Ahmed Moussa: National Coordinator of the ProgramGLOBE in the Sultanate of Oman.
6- Team membersGLOBE of the students at the school.
7- We extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to everyone who gave us advice and assistance and helped us answer questions and overcome obstacles in implementing this research.
Report Type(s):Virtual Science Symposium Report, Standard Research Report
Protocols:Air Temperature, Alkalinity, Conductivity, pH, Salinity, Water Temperature
Presentation Poster:
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Language(s):English
Date Submitted:2026-01-08
This research aims to study the characteristics of groundwater and freshwater inAl-Dreiz village, And its suitability for agriculture, and the comparison between the two types of water due to the high salinity of groundwater, by answering the following two questions:
1- What are the reasons for the high salinity of groundwater in the village of Al-Dreiz?
2- What is the difference between the salinity and acidity of groundwater and well water? Which is more suitable for agricultural use?
This research was applied in the village of Al-Dreiz in the Wilayat of Ibri, to study the causes of the problem through field visits and questioning some of the villagers, as well as interviewing some farmers to deduce a problem for the study.
Through this, it became clear to us that farmers and residents are suffering from a sudden increase in the salinity of groundwater.Compared to the salinity of the waters of pleasures(Note that the salinity of Masarat water was previously higher than that of groundwater.) The main water sources in the village are Al-Masarat water and groundwater, and the acidity of the groundwater and Al-Masarat water was almost moderate (as the proportions were close to each other). Through the samples taken from the groundwater and Al-Masarat water, we applied the water protocol in the school laboratory to measure the salinity and acidity properties of the water samples. The research results indicated that there is a difference in the properties of the water, as it indicated the following:
The characteristics of the groundwater were different from those of the Masarat water; the salinity was higher in the groundwater (716ppm), in contrast to that in the water of the pleasures, where it was approximately (515ppt), and the acidity of the two types of water was similar and moderate (ranging from 8pH to 8.80pH).
Based on the research results, the researchers recommend that the relevant authorities intensify campaigns to monitor and examine the characteristics of groundwater and well water to determine their suitability for agriculture, as well as to ensure that citizens are aware of the use of modern irrigation methods, while setting guidelines to protect the water protocol from pollution that may result in a change in the basic characteristics of the water.