Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

STUDY OF FISH DEATHS CIRCUMSTANCES PHENOMENON IN DIWANIYAH RIVER, SOUTH OF IRAQ

Hazim A. Walli

Abstract

The current study focuses on fish death phenomenon in 2018 in Diwaniya River south of Iraq. This phenomenon cross over all Iraqi river from north to south especially in fish farming , the chemical and physical parameters show bad number according to WQI in water, also EDX examine of SEM (scanning electron microscopy ) show a high concentration of Arsenic in plants of the river. Fish from farming and river appear arsenic in muscle, brain and gills of fish that live in river.