Abstract
This study was designed to measure the concentration of some heavy metals (Copper, Zinc, Iron and Lead) in blood serum of workers in filling stations in the center of Dhi Qar governorate in southern Iraq; Ten samples were selected from a group of workers ranging ages from (19 to 54 years), and had (1 to 11 years) work experience, some of them are smokers and others are not. The study included employment from Al-Raya and Mansouriya stations and also included people work at other places to be control for the study. Measurements were done in laboratories of the Faculty of Sciences, Dhi Qar University. Results statistically showed that concentrations of the four metals among workers in fuel stations are higher than those in the control, and the concentrations in blood of smokers are higher than in non- smokers workers, the study also confirmed that differences in ages percentages between workers groups where found.
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