title: Data on metals (Zn, Al, Sr, and Co) and metalloid (As) concentration levels of ballast water in commercial ships entering Bushehr port, along the Persian Gulf.
abstract: In this article, we determined the concentration levels of metals including Zn, Al, Sr, and Co and metalloid of As of ballast water in commercial ships entering Bushehr port, along the Persian Gulf. Ballast water samples were taken from commercial ships entering Bushehr port from 34 ports around the world during 15 February and 25 August 2016. The concentration levels of metals and metalloid were determined by using a graphite furnace absorption spectrometer (AAS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: Farshid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; Systems Environmental Health, Oil, Gas and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dobaradaran
authors.affiliation: Urban Water and Wastewater Company, Bushehr Province, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayati
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering Bushehr branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khorsand
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: Mozhgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keshtkar
keywords: Ballast water; Bushehr; Commercial ships; Metalloid; Metals; Persian Gulf