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Studying of marine sediments is an important from the geological, environmental and economic side. Northwest of the Arabian Gulf region characterized especially the specific area between the port of Umm Qasir and Basrah oil port with nature hydrodynamic and depositional variety, because of the morphological nature, the shape of coastline surrounding the area and the nature physiography to bottom and the presence of many of the hydrological effects. These effects like: the impact rivers of Shatt Al-Arab, Karun, Shatt Al-Basrah and the effects of waves and tidal processes. All of these have led to different sources of sediment supplied to the region.

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Al-Humaidan, Zainab
Zainab A. Al-Humaidan, MSc Born in Basra in 1977.BSc Basra University in 1999; MSc Basra University in 2018, I work at Marine Sciences Center since 2002. I participated in many scientific research and projects for international and local companies . I teach students practical materials in colleges.

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