Trace metals in Shatt al-Arab River, Iraq

Abaychi, Jamal K.; Douabul, Ali Abdul Zahra

doi:10.1016/0043-1354(85)90037-5

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“…Heavy metal contamination is widespread in different Iraqi aquatic system [6][7][8][9] . On a weight per square meter basis, the uppermost superficial sediments constitute the largest heavy metals reservoir in aquatic systems.…”

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The Geoaccumulation Index of Some Heavy Metals in Al‐Hawizeh Marsh, Iraq

Al-Haidarey

Hassan

Al-Kubaisey

et al. 2010

Journal of Chemistry

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Heavy metals have a great ecological significance due to their toxicity and accumulative behavior. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) in 10 stations in Al-Hawizeh Marsh, (i.eAl-Adaim (I & II), Um Al-Neaj (I & II), Um-Awarded, North Al-Soudah, South Al-Soudah, Al-Beda, Lissan Ejerdah and Majnoon) were calculated in this article. The sediment pollution was investigated by following the concentration of six heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu and Pb). Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) was used for analysis. According to the geoaccumulation index (Igeo) the results of all the 10 stations were analyzed and discussed in detailed.

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The Geoaccumulation Index of Some Heavy Metals in Al‐Hawizeh Marsh, Iraq

Al-Haidarey

Hassan

Al-Kubaisey

et al. 2010

Journal of Chemistry

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“…Trace metals are also contributed to the river through aeolian dust. There are diverse views on the level of pollution in the Shatt Al-Arab sediments ranging from none (Abaychi and Douabul 1985) to elevated (Al-Shahristani and Al-Attiya 1978). Organochlorine pesticides enter the Shatt Al-Arab River through drainage from farmed lands of the Tigris and Euphrates basin, either adsorbed onto particulate matters or dissolved.…”

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Impact of pollutants on fish collected from different parts of Shatt Al-Arab River: a histopathological study

Yasser

Naser

2010

Environ Monit Assess

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In this study, a total of 120 fish specimens of common carp (Cyprinus carpio), were caught at four different stations in Shatt Al-Arab (Hareer, Garmat Ali, Al-Maqal and Abual-Khasib). The histological changes in the gills of fish were detected microscopically. Results show that the Shatt Al-Arab is polluted by some different sources of pollutants including power stations, paper industry, oil refineries, petrochemical industry, chemical fertilizer companies and the sewage system and overfishing and the application of pesticides. As a result of these analyses, histopathological changes in the gills of fish specimens, such as hyperplasia, loss of regular shape of secondary lamellae, separation of lamellar epithelium, clavate structure, atrophy of secondary gills lamellae, necrosis, dilation of lamellar capillaries, loss of secondary lamellae, fusion of secondary lamellae, edema, proliferation of cartilage in primary lamellae and curving of primary lamellae, were observed. The histopathological changes in fish gill samples from the Hareer region were much more prevalent than samples caught from other stations.

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“…Heavy metal contamination is diffuse in diverse Iraqi water body [1,2].The worry for water resources containing contaminants, such as heavy metals, anions and cations that pose a hazard to health, has increased worldwide [3]. Heavy metals in water body are removed from the water column by interacting with particulate and are deposited as sediments [4,5].…”

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Assessment of Heavy Metals Pollution in Sediment of Shatt Al-Hilla by Using Ecological Indices

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Surficial sediment samples were collected from four stations at Shatt Al-Hilla from Western Zoer area to Almaimirh in Babylon province for the period from August 2016 to April 2017.The level of contamination in the sediments of Shatt Al-Hilla, by Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu), Nickle (Ni), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), and Cobalt (Co) has been evaluated using the index of Geo-accumulation (I-Geo), Contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI) and Potential ecological risk index (Eire). In the present study the levels of heavy metals in sediment samples were found in the range of (10-15.22 ppm) for Pb, (25.6-46.09 ppm) for Cu,(144.9-413.7 ppm) for Ni, (666.1-906.3 ppm) for Mn, (68.69-119.2 ppm) for Zn, for As (5.22-8.25 ppm) and for Co (10.3-68.44 ppm). The values of the Pollution Load Index (PLI) were founded at station 1 unpolluted by whole studied heavy metals, while the (PLI) value at other stations 2, 3 and 4 were more than 1 which means that polluted by heavy metals. According to contamination factor (CF), station 1 considered as moderate contamination by Ni, while the station 2, 3 and 4considered as considerable contamination by Ni, while all stations were low contamination by Zn and Co. Depending on the results of Geoaccumulation index (I-Geo) all stations considered slightly polluted by Ni, while station 1 and 2 considered slightly polluted by Co. The values of the Pollution Load Index (PLI) were varied between unpolluted in station 1 and polluted in other studied stations. The values of the Potential Ecological Risk (E i r ) and (RI) for all heavy metals indicated that these metals do not pose a threat to the environment in the study area.

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Trace metals in Shatt al-Arab River, Iraq

Cited by 44 publications

References 13 publications

The Geoaccumulation Index of Some Heavy Metals in Al‐Hawizeh Marsh, Iraq

The Geoaccumulation Index of Some Heavy Metals in Al‐Hawizeh Marsh, Iraq

Impact of pollutants on fish collected from different parts of Shatt Al-Arab River: a histopathological study

Assessment of Heavy Metals Pollution in Sediment of Shatt Al-Hilla by Using Ecological Indices

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