Assessing of some toxic heavy metals levels and using geo accumulation index in sediment of Shatt al-Arab and the Iraqi marine region

Other Title(s)

تقييم مستويات بعض العناصر الثقيلة السامة و استخدام دليل التراكم الجيولوجي في رواسب شط العرب و المنطقة البحرية العراقية

Joint Authors

al-Tamimi, Muhannad Kazim
al-Khuzai, Dunya Khayr Allah Khassaf
Salih, Salah Mahdi
Abd al-Nabi, Zuhayr Ali
Hasan, Wisal Fakhri

Source

Baghdad Science Journal

Issue

Vol. 16, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.232-331, 100 p.

Publisher

University of Baghdad College of Science for Women

Publication Date

2019-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

100

Main Subjects

Earth Sciences, Water and Environment

Topics

Abstract EN

Mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead, were measured in sediment samples of river and marine environmental of Basra governorate in southern of Iraq.

Sixteen sites of sediment were selected and distributed along Shatt Al-Arab River and the Iraqi marine environment.

The samples were distributed among one station on Euphrates River before its confluence with Tigris River and Shatt Al-Arab formation, seven stations along Shatt Al-Arab River and eight stations were selected from the Iraqi marine region.

All samples were collected from surface sediment in low tide time.

ICP technique was used for the determination of mercury and arsenic for all samples, while cadmium and lead were measured for the same samples by using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.

The results for all the measurements in Shatt Al-Arab sediment showed the values at extent: (0.0611-0.1233 μg/g), (0.5490-46.2052μg / g), (2.3356-4.7773 μg / g), (51.3309-107.0358 μg / g) for concentration of mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead respectively.While the concentrations in marine sediment were recorded at range: arsenic (0.3510 - 46.0110 μg/g), cadmium (3.5136 - 5.5905 μg / g) and lead (43.68974-75.37045μg /g).

The statistical analysis for all stations was studied by using the software SPSS v-20.0.

It shows there are no significant differences in the concentrations between stations at P ≥ 0.05 level and also the geo accumulation index was calculated for metals in all stations.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Abd al-Nabi, Zuhayr Ali& al-Tamimi, Muhannad Kazim& Hasan, Wisal Fakhri& al-Khuzai, Dunya Khayr Allah Khassaf& Salih, Salah Mahdi. 2019. Assessing of some toxic heavy metals levels and using geo accumulation index in sediment of Shatt al-Arab and the Iraqi marine region. Baghdad Science Journal،Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.232-331.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890872

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Abd al-Nabi, Zuhayr Ali…[et al.]. Assessing of some toxic heavy metals levels and using geo accumulation index in sediment of Shatt al-Arab and the Iraqi marine region. Baghdad Science Journal Vol. 16, no. 2 (2019), pp.232-331.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890872

American Medical Association (AMA)

Abd al-Nabi, Zuhayr Ali& al-Tamimi, Muhannad Kazim& Hasan, Wisal Fakhri& al-Khuzai, Dunya Khayr Allah Khassaf& Salih, Salah Mahdi. Assessing of some toxic heavy metals levels and using geo accumulation index in sediment of Shatt al-Arab and the Iraqi marine region. Baghdad Science Journal. 2019. Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.232-331.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890872

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 329-330

Record ID

BIM-890872