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Determination of Heavy Trace Metals in Tissues of Three Fish Species and Two Gull Species from Derbendikhan Lake, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

A 2017 journal article reporting measurements of heavy trace metals in tissues from three fish species and two gull species sampled at Derbendikhan Lake in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The source is a journal article published by Erbil Polytechnic University on 2017-03-01.

Illustrative image: Assyrian horse riders hunting in a forest using bows and arrows and spears. From the Royal Palace at Khorsabad, Iraq. Circa 710 BCE. On display at the Assyrian Gallery of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. — Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: environment-and-climate, public-health

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence: 6/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
Geographic reach: 3/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
Global importance: 2/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
Impact magnitude: 3/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
Positivity: 2/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
Urgency: 2/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).

Why it matters

The study assesses contaminant levels in local wildlife and the lake environment, which is relevant to environmental and public-health monitoring.

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Determination of Heavy Trace Metals in Tissues of Three Fish Species and Two Gull Species from Derbendikhan Lake, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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