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The study area in this paper which represented by Umm-Qasr and Khor Al- Zubair port &Khor Abdullahs, are located in Southern Iraq could be effected by Various kinds of pollutants resulting from different sources. These may have severe impact on the water quality of these ports and eventually upon living aquatic organisms. Therefore, 

The indication of slightly to moderately pollution of sediments in the studied area may be as a result to anthropogenic activities, oil spelling, and daily toxicity wastes that throw for the main rivers in Basra.

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