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Environmental evaluation of the middle part of the Shatt Al-Arab River after saltwater intrusion using the Integrated Biological Index (IBI)
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies · 2022 · Vol. 10(4) · pp. 160–168
Entisar K Hameed✉(Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines)Abdul-Razak M. Mohamed(Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines)Kadhim H Younis(Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines)
Abstract
The environment of the Shatt Al-Arab River, Iraq after the substantial salinity intrusion in 2018 was evaluated by applying the Integrated Biological Index (IBI). Fish sampling was conducted at two sites in the middle part of the river in Abu Al-Khaseeb (Station 1) and Sindbad (Station 2) from January 2018 to December 2018. The average values of IBI in the two stations were 55.1 and 49.3, respectively and were evaluated to be impaired (
Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentSaltwater intrusionIndex of biological integrityHydrology (agriculture)Environmental scienceIntrusionSalinitySampling (signal processing)Fish <Actinopterygii>Index (typography)Fishery
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0.22
field-weighted impact
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22
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59%
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