期刊名称：IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2347-4580
电子版ISSN：2321-8851
出版年度：2016
卷号：4
期号：2
页码：65-74
语种：English
出版社：IMPACT Journals
摘要：Concentration of three heavy metals ( cadmium , copper and zinc ) in the gills, skin, scales, liver, bones and muscles of four fish species ( Himri, carp, tilapia and khishni ) collected from the Euphrates River in the area between the town of Batha and the city of Nasiriyah were investigated. Samples were collected in July 2015. The study revealed that the concentrations of heavy metals changewith different tissue and with species of fish. The lowest level of cadmium was shown by Hamri (38.88 mg / kg dry weight) , and the highest ( 107.4 mg / kg dry weight) was recorded in the liver followed by scales . Carp and tilapia did not differ significantly among themselves and showed significant differences (p
