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Article History

Received: 9 April 2021

Accepted: 27 October 2021

First Online: 15 November 2021

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: Every element of the work discussed in this manuscript that does not include human patients or animals is presented within the manuscript.

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: We would like to confirm that this publication (profiling of seasonal variation in and cancer risk assessment of benzo(a)pyrene and heavy metals in drinking water from the Kirkuk region, Iraq) is free of any known conflicts of interest. This study has received no direct financial funding that could have affected its results.

: We confirm that the protection of intellectual property associated with this work has been carefully considered and that there are no intellectual property impediments to publication, including publication timing. As a result, we confirm that we have complied with the intellectual property policies of our respective institutions.

: The corresponding author of this manuscript is as follows:(Siraj Muhammed Abdulla Goran; siraj.abdulla@su.edu.krd.Contact Numbers: + 9,647,504,546,250; + 9,647,724,466,884; + 9,647,808,227,000<i>).</i>This manuscript was submitted using the author’s account in the editorial submission scheme.This corresponding author, we understand, is the only point of contact for the Editorial Process (including the procedure for submitting articles to the editor and direct contact with the office). He is in charge of keeping the other authors informed about development, revision submissions, and proof acceptance.We confirm that the corresponding author has access to the email address mentioned below, and that it is the email address associated with the Corresponding Author's editorial submission system account, which has been configured to accept email from the Environmental Science and Pollution Journal editorial office: (siraj.abdulla@su.edu.krd).