Open AccessMeasurement the Heavy Elements of Phragmites australis and Syllibium marianum in Hor Al- Dalmaj, Southern Iraq
Author(s) -
Ahmed Alaa Kandoh,
Salwan Ali Abed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/790/1/012034
Subject(s) - phragmites , cadmium , heavy metals , environmental science , environmental chemistry , botany , chemistry , biology , ecology , wetland , organic chemistry
An environmental study was conducted in Hor Al-Dalmaj in order to determine some heavy metals in two plant species. The study period started from summer 2019 to winter 2020 included measuring the concentration of three heavy elements, (lead, cadmium and copper) for two types of aquatic plants ( Phragmites australis and Syllibium marianum ), for two seasons summer and winter. The results of measurement of the concentration of heavy elements are shown, the highest average concentration of elemental Lead was 63.51 ppm in the reed plant Phragmites australis during the winter season. For Cadmium concentrations, the highest concentration in plants was 0.434 ppm in thistle Syllibium marianum samples during the winter season. The concentration of the copper element in the plant samples reached the highest significant concentration of 20.84 ppm in the reed plant Phragmites australis during the summer. The element concentrations in the models were estimated with the English made Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Buck 210 VGP. The result and levels obtained from the study were higher than the cheeks allowed by the world health organization (WHO) for drinking water.