Distribution coefficient and metal pollution index in water and sediments: Proposal of a new index for ecological risk assessment of metals

JE Sedeño-Díaz, E López-López, E Mendoza-Martínez… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Lake of Texcoco is a closed basin with soils that confer salinity, conductivity, and
alkalinity to it. It has undergone a reduction in size, incorporation of wastewater, and short …

Assessment of the environmental status of the mangrove ecosystem in the United Arab Emirates

F Samara, N Solovieva, T Ghalayini, ZA Nasrallah… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the Arabian Gulf, mangroves play a particularly important role in maintaining biodiversity.
Water and intertidal sediments were collected from eight sampling locations in April 2017 to …

Environmental assessment of heavy metal pollution of Diyala River within Baghdad City

SNH Al-Hussaini, AHMJ Al-Obaidy… - applied water …, 2018 - Springer
Water quality index (WQI), pollution index (PI), and metal index (MI) were applied in the last
reach of Diyala River, Baghdad, Iraq with regard to ten heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Mn …

Heavy metals pollution profiles in Tigris River within Baghdad city

ZZ Aljanabi, FM Hassan… - IOP Conference Series …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Tigris River is a major source of Iraq's drinking and agricultural water supply.
An increase in pollution by heavy metals can be a great threat to human and aquatic life. In …

Adsorption of lead, zinc, and nickel ions from wastewater using coriander seeds as an adsorbent

HJ Shamkhi, TK Hussein - Journal of Ecological Engineering, 2022 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
This research focused on using coriander seeds as low cost adsorbent to remove heavy
metals ions such as lead, zinc, and nickel from wastewater. Different parameters were …

Concentrations of some trace metals in water and sediment of main outfall drain in Al-Nassiriyia city by using pollution indices

AA Maktoof, Z Zahraw, MG Magtooph - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The current study included the investigation of six heavy metals in Main outfall drain/Thi-Qar
province (Arsenic/As, Lead/Pb, cadmium/Cd, Zinc/Zn, Iron/Fe, Copper/Cu). Four sites were …

Using Heavy Metals Pollution Indices for Assessment of Tigris River Water within Al-Tarmiya City, Northern Baghdad, Iraq

OS Majeed, AK Ibraheem - Ecological Engineering & …, 2024 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
The objectives of the study were to (1) identify and measure the concentration of five toxic
elements in the Tigris water,(2) determine the threat of these metals in water by various …

[PDF][PDF] A STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND ANATOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION OF JUNCUS RIGIDUS DESFONTAINES, 1798 …

SM Hamza, SAAM Al-Saadi, DAH Al-Abbawy - … (P-ISSN: 1017-8678, E-ISSN …, 2020 - iasj.net
This study was carried out to determine the heavy metal accumulation of Juncus rigidus
Desfontaines, 1798 from three different regions of the Basrah Province in Southern of Iraq …

Monitoring Pollution of the Tigris River in Baghdad by Studying Physico-Chemical Characteristics

MK Mensoor - 2021 - researchsquare.com
The current study aimed at exploring and identifying pollution indicators of the Tigris River in
Baghdad through studying physical and chemical characteristics. Monthly water samples …

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHENOTYPE CHARACTERISTICS OF JUNCUS RIGIDUS L. RHIZOME IN TWO REGIONS IN BASRAH …

SM Hamza - British Journal of Global Ecology and Sustainable …, 2022 - journalzone.org
The work was conducted at the tow zones north and southern regions on Basrah city in the
south of Iraq to investigate the impact of polluted elements Pb, Cd, and Ni in rhizome of …