Assistant Professor Dr. Mariam Fawzi Hamid, a lecturer at the Marine Science Center at the University of Basra, participated in a discussion committee as a member and supervisor for graduate/doctoral student Rihab Salem Khazaal at the Faculty of Science/University of Basra on her thesis entitled

The ability of some algae in its free and immobilized form to remove some organic compounds and heavy elements

The thesis discussed the application of immobilization technology to two types of green algae and one type of blue-green algae after their morphological and genetic diagnosis using two types of biopolymers, alginate and carrageenan, and their application in the biological treatment of hydrocarbon pollutants and two types of heavy elements, nickel and . Modern diagnostic methods were used in the study, including FTIR, SEM, and EDX to diagnose heavy elements. GC and GC-mass techniques were also used to diagnose hydrocarbon compounds.

The thesis concluded that Oscillatoria algae in its free form was better at treatment, while the restricted form of the other two algae was better at treatment, and that the restriction technique is a modern, safe, environmentally friendly, and effective technique in the biological treatment of pollutants and can be applied practically in treatment plants as part of environmental sustainability solutions.

The researcher received a distinction for her thesis.

The Dean of the Faculty of Science presented a letter of thanks and appreciation to Dr. Mariam Fawzi Hamid for her efforts in supervising, reading, and evaluating the scientific thesis and enriching the discussion with valuable scientific information.

We wish Dr. Mariam Fawzi Hamid continued success and brilliance.

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