Evaluation of Total Hydrocarbons Levels and Traces Metals in Water and Sediment from Main Outfall Drain in Al-Nassiriya City/Southern Iraq
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50340#.VDdHFlfHRK0 Author(s) Afrah A. Maktoof 1 , Basim Y. ALKhafaji 1 , Zahraa Z. Al-janabi 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Biology, Collage of Science, Thi-Qar University, Nassiriya, Iraq . 2 Environmental Research Center, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq . ABSTRACT This study was conducted during Dec2011-Nov2012 on three stations located in the south sector of Main Outfall Drain (MOD) River. Station 1 was near Al-Holandee Bridge which was the general carriage way in the center of Al-Nassiriya city, station 2 was 20 km far from the first station, while station 3 was in the beginning of the new branch. This study reveals the Seasonal V...