This study focused on the accumulation of heavy metals (Couper, Nickle, Cobalt, chromium) in the edible tissues of Crucian. Sampling was done in 3 stations (West, Center, and East) of Anzali wetland in 2012. In this study, 10 samples were collected from each site in the standard weight by gill net fishing method and measuring the concentration of heavy metals was performed using flame atomic ab...

Background and Objectives: Beta-carotene was prepared from Azolla by Lejeune et al. (2000). Beta carotene production from Azolla filiculoides in the Anzali wetland has not been investigated in Iran so far. The present project was aimed at determining the content, quality, and purity of β-carotene extracted from Azolla filiculoides in the Anzali Wetland, and comparing it with synthetic β-caroten...

One of the unique and important aquatic species of Anzali wetland, Anadonta cygnea, native Anzali wetland and its rivers, and the most important two-body system of this blue system, has declined sharply in recent years due to various reasons. Is this species is considered to be smuggling and has a special sensitivity to environmental changes (biological pollution assessment).Anzali Wetland is a...

Background & Objectives: In recent years, enterance of oil contaminants especially polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to Anzali Wetland, has seriously threatened organisms life. Therefore, the current study was conducted to determine and compare concentration of PAH compounds with multiple sediment quality assessment indice to evaluate the ecological toxicity of surface sediments of Anzali...