Factors Affecting the Levels of Toxic Metals in the Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraq

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Asadi S.A.R.
dc.contributor.authorAl Hawash A.B.
dc.contributor.authorAlkhlifa N.A.-H.A.H.
dc.contributor.authorGhalib H.B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T20:19:54Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T20:19:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the last two decades, the changes in the economic setting of the Basra province and the hydrological system of the Shatt Al-Arab River have led to significant shifts in the sources and levels of contaminants in the river. Therefore, the levels of toxic metals (Ni, Cr, Pb, As, Hg, U, and Cd) in the surface water and bed sediments at four sites have been measured to investigate the natural and anthropogenic influences that have led to these shifts. In comparison with the sediments, low concentrations and a uniform distribution of most metals were observed in the river water. The results show that the river sediments were polluted with toxic metals, while pollution levels in the water are still within permissible limits for drinking, irrigation, and aquatic life. These findings indicated that the major sources of river contamination with toxic metals are the atmospheric deposit of gaseous emissions from oil production and electric generators and the surface runoff from agricultural areas after rainfall. In addition, the tide greatly controls the distribution toxic metals in the river. In addition, the physicochemical properties of the water and sediments play an important role in the metal accumulation, while the effect of agricultural, industrial, and domestic sewage is limited. However, the water quality in the Shatt Al-Arab River reflects the combined effects of natural and anthropogenic factors. © 2019, King Abdulaziz University and Springer Nature Switzerland AG.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s41748-019-00096-yen_US
dc.identifier.endpage325en_US
dc.identifier.issn2509-9426en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage313en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41748-019-00096-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/38442
dc.identifier.volume3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofEarth Systems and Environmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectSedimentsen_US
dc.subjectSewageen_US
dc.subjectShatt Al-Arab Riveren_US
dc.subjectWater qualityen_US
dc.titleFactors Affecting the Levels of Toxic Metals in the Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraqen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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