Effect of Cement Plants Emissions West of Iraq on Neighboring Lands Suitability for Wheat and Olive Trees Cultivation

Abstract

This study carried out for land suitability assessment adjacent to the cement plants located within Anbar province for cultivation of wheat and olive trees. The location of pedons which representative to regions soils were selected at 5000m move away on every directions of Kubasi and Al-Qaim Cement plant. Pedons were described and soils are classified to series level at every location, then lands were assessment according to the standard method - determinants limitation parametric approach. The main limiting factor for the cultivation of wheat crop and olive trees in regions were the soil physical factor and climate is not limited factor. The soil physical condition showed high gypsum content in all locations, while Al-Qaim cement plant lands s showed high carbonate content as major limited to cultivated wheat crop. Lands suitability for olive trees cultivation was unsuitable (N2s) because of higher content of gypsum at first degree, and soil organic matter content in second degree which distinguished for neighboring areas of Kubasi Cement plant. All the lands neighbored to Al-Qaim cement factory showed marginal suitability (S3s) to olive trees cultivation.