en <span style=font-size:10pt><span style=text-autospace:none><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=><b><span cambria= style=font-family:>Aims: </span></b><span cambria= style=font-family:>There is a relationship between environmental pollutants, particularly heavy metals, the risk of water pollution, and diseases in numerous areas. This study aimed to assess the water quality by measuring physio-chemical properties and heavy metals contents at two water stations in Basra city, Iraq.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:10pt><span style=text-autospace:none><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=><b><span cambria= style=font-family:>Materials & Methods:</span></b><span cambria= style=font-family:> The water samples were collected from two main water stations of Al-Baradi’yah and Al-Jubaila. The pH values, turbidity, and TDS of the water samples were measured, and the heavy metals analysis of Cd, Cr, and Cu was done by the direct extraction/air acetylene flame method using a flame atomic absorption spectrometer. The results of the parameters were compared with the safe limits of WHO.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:10pt><span style=text-autospace:none><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=><b><span cambria= style=font-family:>Findings: </span></b><span cambria= style=font-family:>The turbidity and total TDS for both stations showed a significant difference, whereas the pH values were not, referring to the raw and tap water at both stations being acidic (pH<7). A significant difference was observed between the level of Cr and Cd in the raw and tap water samples within the acceptable levels of WHO. A significant difference was observed in the Cu levels in Al-Bharatiya (p<0.05).</span><b> </b><span cambria= style=font-family:>Whereas, no significant difference was observed between the chromium level</span><b> </b><span cambria= style=font-family:>in the water samples of the Al-Jubaila station (p>0.05).</span><b> </b><span cambria= style=font-family:>The amount of the Pb was shown a slight increase from the acceptable levels in the tap water at Al-Baradi’yah station and the raw and tap water at the Al-Jubaila site. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span cambria= style=font-family:>Conclusion: </span></span></b><span style=font-size:10pt><span cambria= style=font-family:>A part of the chemical parameters is within the WHO acceptable limits, except water turbidity and Pb levels. </span><span style=text-autospace:none><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=><span cambria= style=font-family:> </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:10pt><span style=text-autospace:none><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span new= roman= style=font-family: times=><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif></span></span></span></span></span> ,Heavy Metals,Toxicities,Water Quality Analysis,Basra 129 135 http://daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-72665-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4