A seminar entitled Effect of cadmium and lead pollution on the characteristics of some medicinal plants held at the College of Science, Department of Ecology.

The presenter Orouba Heliji Muhammad demonstrated the most important objectives of study

xplain plants in the medical field and their impact on pollutants, so they must be studied and know the extent of their accumulation of these pollutants to be safe instead of becoming a cause of several diseases.

The seminar recommended analyzing medicinal and vegetative plant samples before selling them in the designated sales places, conducting studies on medicinal plants scattered in Iraq, and determining the validity of their use, whether they are wild or agricultural.