USING OF Porcellio sp. AS A BIOINDICATOR TO MUEASURING THE LEVEL OF SOME HEAVY METAL POLLUTION IN BAGHDAD CITY

Al-Ameen, I.; Nadya,

	USING OF Porcellio sp. AS A BIOINDICATOR TO MUEASURING THE LEVEL OF SOME HEAVY METAL POLLUTION IN BAGHDAD CITY
Iraqi Journal of Science
Article 1, Volume 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-419
Authors
I. Al-Ameen;
Abstract
The aim of this study is to estimate the pollution levels of heavy metals by using the genus porcellio sp.as a bioindicator to this pollution. Four experimental sites in Baghdad were selected (Jadrya, Al-sadr, Al-dura and Al-gazalya). the genus individuals were take from the soil of these places and dried then analyzed by the Absorption Sepctrophotometry. Seven heavy metals measurd they includes (Pb ,Cu ,Fe ,Mn ,Ni ,Cd and Co). The results showed that there was a pollution in these places and the higher levels in Jadrya were in (Cu 8166±0.33 , Mn 5963±0.44 , Cd146±0.08) µg/gm, in Al-sadr city were in (Fe 99801±1.15, Co 220±0.15) µg/g in Al-dura was in (Ni416±0.08) µg/g and in Al-gazalya were in (Pb6966±0.88 , Co233±0.12) µg/g .This pollution of heavy metals was a natural result because of the traffic activity and the increasing of the car numbers which still using the lead gasoline and this caused big troubles to the environment, dangerous to the human.Beside the human activities, recent the green zones is important in decreases the damages of heavy metals on the environment.

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