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This study is based on forty eight samples that were collected from selected sites in Lower Mesopotamia. Sampling depth varies between 1 and 9 m in the South Hammar Marsh, Southern. Grain size distribution indicates that the deposits are mainly composed of silt with a small amount of clay and sand, silt texture is dominate in the sediments, followe...

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... sediment samples were collected from four boreholes were in study area (Fig. 1). The depth of coring was about 2m in site one, 4m at site two, and in sites three and four were 9 meters in the sites one, two, three, and four by using two inches diameter tubes with one meter length connected by sockets and used for coring, using a hammer machine to push the tubes down the ground. Visual description and sampling ...