Heavy metals that enter marine environment and remain in the water as well as the sediments are accumulated by aquatic organisms, thus becoming highly good indicators to monitor metal accumulation in the long run. Metals are potentially harmful to humans and most organisms at varied levels of exposure and absorption. Northern East Mediterranean Sea is a crucial region as it is an area, shared b...

an increase in heavy metal pollution in the soils of arak due to industrialization and urbanization has become an environmental problem. the region hosts several industrial facilities which are the main source for hazardous wastes which include electric, metal, automotive supply industry, food, machinery, and chemicals. soil samples were collected from these industrial areas in the central and ...

iron (in zero-valent and oxide forms) is used to remove numerous organic and inorganic contaminants in environment. however, there are few reports, especially in nano scale, on the remediation of heavy metals contaminated soils using zero-valent iron in the literature. in this study, the effect of iron on the availability of heavy metals was evaluated in a calcareous soil spiked with cadmium, z...

Impact of anthropogenic activities of man and his environment as a result of the growing rate of industrialisation in Tamilnadu, India is of a great concern. The objective of this research was to evaluate the physical properties and heavy metal concentration of soil in different industrial areas. Soil samples were collected from seven industries like welding, cement, steel, printing, textile, p...

Background & objectives: In general, contamination of drinking water sources by heavy metals can poses a serious threat to the living organism, especially human. Therefore, this research examines the concentration of some heavy metals in groundwater resources and their impact on consumer health. Methods: In this study, samples were collected from 17 wells in Birjand flood plain, in autumn of 2...