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<journal-id>1665-6423</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Journal of applied research and technology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[J. appl. res. technol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-6423</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-64232023000200281</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/icat.24486736e.2023.21.2.1742</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Heavy metals assessment in sediments bed of Habbaniyah Lake, Iraq]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ghalib]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Huda Sulaiman]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Majeed Mattar]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University Of Anbar College of Engineering ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ramadi ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iraq</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>281</fpage>
<lpage>296</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-64232023000200281&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-64232023000200281&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-64232023000200281&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Heavy metals (HMs) concentrations (Zn, Cr, Cd, Ni, Cu, Co, Fe, Pb and Fe) were analyzed by Atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) in sediment bed samples of Habbaniyah lake (HL), Anbar province, Iraq. Thirty-three locations were selected in the field of study during (2020 - 2021) to assess the contamination of (HMs) in sediments by using pollution load index (PLI), contamination factor (CF), contamination degree (CD), and geo-accumulation index (I-geo). The following are the average concentrations: 2152.97 mg/kg of Fe, 47.35 mg/kg of Pb, 25.18 mg/kg of Cr, 18.00 mg/kg of Ni, 10.60 mg/kg of Co, 9.57 mg/kg of Zn, 4.53 mg/kg of Cu and 3.53 mg/kg for Cd during the research time. The average concentration of Pb, Ni, Fe, and Cd surpassed the USEPA recommendation. Cadmium (Cd) is responsible for extremely high contamination; lead (Pb) is responsible for moderate pollution and severe contamination at some places based on the (CF). According to the (CD), the lake is classified as significant pollution degree and very pollution degree in some sites. Results indicated that HL was not polluted with (HMs) based on (I-geo) index and (PLI) index for all sample locations during study period. According to (CF), (I-geo) index, (PLI) index, and (CD) the Lake is unpolluted by Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, and Cu.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Heavy Metals]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Contamination indices]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Habbaniyah Lake]]></kwd>
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