Environmental pollution of heavy metals is becoming an increasing problem and has become a major concern due to the adverse effects it causes worldwide. Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and a density at least five times greater than water. It's a multiple industrial, domestic, agricultural, medical and technological applications have led to its widespread use in the environment; Raising concerns about their potential effects on human health and the environment. The aim of the current study is Evaluation the relationship between the smoking factor in the blood of workers in Diyala State Company and to the percentage of the heavy metals such as lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu) . This study was conducted for the period from 1/10/2021 to 1/3/2022, Eighty two blood samples were collected (58 blood samples from workers working in the Diyala State Company affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, while, 24 control samples were from control samples for employees who don't working with industrial emissions).The workers were divided into three groups based on the location work inside the station, sector (A) represented painter workers, sector (B) characterized the workers specialized in the copper coil of the electrical transformer, while sector (C) represented the iron core section of the electrical transformer. Five ml. of venous blood was taken for each sample. The concentration of Pb, Ni and Cu in the blood samples were determined by using the Flameless Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (FLAAS).
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