Geochemical assessment of trace element in core sediments from Hor al-Ezaim, Southern Iraq

الملخص EN

The paper presents document regarding concentration, distribution and possible sources of selected trace elements ; Cd, Zn, Mn, Co, and V by using Atomic absorption in core sediments from Hor Al-Ezaim in Hor AL-Huwaiza, southern Iraq.

The levels of elements showed a wide range of variations in different core depths.

Contamination Factor (CF) and geo-accumulation index (Igeo) were calculated to understand the pollution status of the study area based on the background values.

All the levels of trace elements in the sediment core samples were low, which indicates minimum pollution in these areas.

Concentrations of these pollutants could be due to natural and anthropogenic sources.