Basim Y. Al-Khafaji istribution Of Some Havey Metals In The Euphrates River Ecosystem Near Al- Nassiriya City Center South Iraq .

Abstract

The heavy metals Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn were determined in dissolved and particulate phases of the water,in the exchangeable and residual phases of the sediment and in the selected organs of the fish Cyprinus carpio collected from the Euphrates River near Al-Nassiriya city center south of Iraq during the summer period / 2008 .Also sediment texture and total organic carbon(TOC) were measured. Analysis emploing a flam Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers . The mean concentrations of the heavy metals in dissolved (

Keywords

• Heavy metals , Water , Sediment , Fish , Euphrates River