Online ISSN: 2515-8260

"Study ofHeavy Metals in the Waters of the Unified Tuz-Khurmatu Project in Salah al-DinGovernorate

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AyaGataJehad al-Bayati ,Yassien HusseinOwaied Al-juboory

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The presentstudy was conducted in the laboratories of the Department of Life Sciences ,College of Education for Girls, Tikrit University, with the aim of identifyingsome of the qualitative characteristics of the water at the unifiedTuz-Khurmatu Pumping Station located in Salah al-Din Governorate. The studyaimed to demonstrate the suitability of the water at the selected station, andto observe monthly and locational changes over the six-month period of thestudy, which started in August 2022 and ended at the end of October 2023. Thestudy included measurements of some physical properties, such as heavy metalsin the water, and covered cadmium, lead, nickel, and cobalt. The resultssomewhat recorded non-compliant findings with Iraqi standards for both cadmiumand lead, as the current study results showed contamination with cadmium andlead elements since their values were outside the Iraqi specifications.

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