Mesopotamia Environmental Journal

The study included seasonal samples of non-Diatom phytoplankton algae from Tigris River after convergence the Tariq project north of Baghdad starting from February 2015 until March 2016, The study identified 53 species that were found in four division of algae, Chlorophyta record more number 37 species ( 16 genus), Cyanophyta recorded 14 species, (11 Genus), Euglenophyta and Chrysophyta are recorded one species each other's . The majority of species were recorded in seasonal Summer and autumn The study also recorded a new species for Iraqi flora of algae from chlorophyte that is A. hantzschii var. elongate G.M.Smith.

The study discussed the indirect effect of Atorvastatin as one of statin group (lipid lowering agent) on sAST (sGOT the old name of enzyme), by study the direct and indirect effect of Atorvastatin on the samples of serum taken from 27 patients known case of hyperlipidemia, and started treatment protocol with Atorvastatin, after 3 months of treatment, incidence of presented elevation of sAST is 0.5% in the atorvastatin treated population, some of those within 12 hours of low dose atorvastatin consumption liver functions were fully recovered to the baseline level 11 days after discontinuation of atorvastatin treatment.

The textile industry has significant impacts on water through discharging effluents into various receiving bodies involving rivers, ponds and other public sewer. The main contaminants produced by textile industries are from several of their wet- processing such as scouring, bleaching, mercerizing and dyeing. Dyeing process normally uses large amount of water for dyeing, fixing and washing processes. Dyes are using in several industries, like paper-making, textiles, plastic and foods industries. Wastewater contains dye has become one of the most pollution sources. The textile effluent treatment involves mainly physical, chemical and biological methods. Several treatment technologies are using now a days for removal of dye from industrial wastewater including coagulation, adsorption, biological methods, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), membrane technologyandelectrochemical methods. Removal of dyes from industrial wastewater using various methods has been reviewed in this paper.

The microbiological pollution and some heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Aland Pb) levels in two freshwater turtles species (Mauremyscaspicacaspica(Gmelin 1774), and Rafetus(Trionyx) euphraticus(Daudin 1802)) collected from Garmat Ali- River . Samples of two freshwater Turtles were collected during summer season of the year 2017, were examined. Total- plate techniques were used for microbial pollution while heavy metal concentrations in two turtles species were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Total bacteria count had the highest number of bacteria in M. c. caspicawith 29.60 x 105cfu/ml. the total plate count had the highest bacteria number in the R. euphraticus– 19.26 x 105cfu/ml ranged. bacterial pathogens isolated include: E. coli, Pseudomonas spp., Vibrio spp., and Staphylococcus spp. Microbial species were characterized based on morphological and biochemical tests. M. c. caspicaTurtle had iron concentration of 21.52±0.031 mg/kg while R. euphraticusTurtle had iron concentration of 34.69±0.152 mg/kg. M. c. caspicaand R. euphraticushad copper concentrations of 0.87±0.034 and 0.92±0.057 mg/kg respectively. M. c. caspicahad a lead concentration of 0.06±0.041 mg/kg while R. euphraticushad a copper concentration of 0.09±0.064 mg/kg.

The process of environmental monitoring of any area includes data collection, analysis and conversion to strategic information that helps decision makers to reach the appropriate decisions to achieve environmental goals. This process includes various aspects of environmental reality such as air, water, soil, man, plant and others, through the measuring and estimation of many indicators, which are compared to the criteria for identifying environmental problems.In view of the multiplicity of these aspects and the difficulties facing the monitoring process and the limited technical capabilities of the environmental institutions, it requires the participation of the community in this process through the voluntary participation of citizens in various forms and methods , including public meetings, telephone interviews, e-mails and surveys, at various levels and include information. consultation, inclusion, and cooperation.While recognizing the importance of involving citizens in the process of monitoring and assessing environmental reality for a long time, it is often considered ineffective because of the physical, technical and practical complexity, as well as the nature of environmental information. The aim of this research is to design and develop a smart mobile application to facilitate public participation in the environmental monitoring process, named(PPEM) (Public Participation in Environmental Monitoring). This application takes the data collection and local content created by the volunteer users (citizens) and sends them to the central database to turn them into important information about the quality, quantity and location of environmental pollution, facilitate the decision- making process by the competent authorities for treatment as soon as possible, and increase public awareness. Multiple tools such as GIS, mobile devices and software have been integrated to accomplish this task.The designed and developed application(PPEM),will contribute to the establishment of a framework that explores the use of ICTs to enhance citizens 'participation in environmental monitoring in Babylon governorate by supporting citizens' activities, such as data collection and communications.