background and objectives: despite the increasing impact of heavy metal pollution in persian gulf due to urban growth and agricultural and petroleum activities, few studies have focused on the behavior and relationships of these pollutants in the biotic and abiotic components of aquatic environments. in this study, the amount of some metals (copper, iron, lead, cadmium, zinc and nickel) was det...

the study of world health organization (who) has shown that the use of herbal medicines has been increased dramatically around the world in recent years. with the expanding popularity and trade of medicinal plants, health, safety and quality of medicinal plant raw materials and processed products have become a major concern for world organizations. environmental pollutants, including heavy meta...

the heavy metals concentrations including zinc, copper, lead and cadmium (zn, cu, pb and cd) in water and sediments in gorgan bay and their accumulation in rutilus frisii kutum, acipenser persicus, rutilus rutilus caspicus and cyprinus carpio organs (gills, muscle, kidney and liver) were investigated. there was substantial increase in concentration of heavy metals ingoing from the water to the ...

Electroplating and metalworking industries discharge large amounts of heavy metals, including copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) ions, in their effluents have been recognized as a major problem to human health and aquatic life. Copper is highly toxic because it is non biodegradable and carcinogenic, Copper has been reported to cause neurotoxicity commonly known as “Wilson’s disease” due to ...

rodents are sensitive species to and proper monitors of heavy metals in the environment. the accumulation of copper (cu), zinc (zn) and chrome (cr) were measured by wet digestion method and using an icp-oes instrument in hair and liver of persian jird (meriones persicus) in darreh zereshk copper mine, yazd without considering the effects of surrounded mines. results indicated that the concentra...

background bivalves have been used to study pollution level caused by heavy metals due to their biological characteristics. bahrakan region includes bahrakansar, hendijan, norouz and soroush oil fields, and current information regarding sea management, especially from the protective aspect is very little. objectives this study aimed to assess region pollution with heavy metals. for this purpose...