bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the skulls of black-striped field mice (apodemusagrarius) was compared for two localities in serbia differing in the level of pollution. eight heavy metals: fe, mn, co, cd, zn, ni, pb and cu, were quantitatively analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.four of them (mn, cd, fe and ni) showed significantly higher concentrations at the polluted location t...

background: one of the most critical problems in the field of water and food pollution is the heavy metal pollution. agricultural products are exposed to this type of contamination through wastewater; industrial activity and population pollutions are also in its area. since the plant in the affected areas can directly enter heavy metals into the food chain, so, it is important to check their le...

Background: Heavy metals contaminations are recognized as the serious risk to our environment. The aim of the present study was to analyze heavy metals residue in cultivated mango samples from Iran. Methods: Totally, 72 mango samples were randomly collected among six different mango genotypes cultivated in Southern Iran from June to July 2015. Lead, chromium, cadmium, and arsenic were determin...

use of electrokinetic technique for remediation of contaminated soils has recently been highly attended to, but there are still concerns regarding the effect of this process on soil microbial activity. in this study, changes in concentration of heavy metals extractable through 4n nitric acid, microbial biomass-c, and microbial coefficient, following electrokinetic remediation of a native soil c...

heavy metals found in urban air with its toxic effects have a direct impact on human health. selection of appropriate tree species and shrub refining capacity of heavy metals in urban areas can greatly reduce the toxic effects of these materials. this study aimed to identify the most suitable tree and shrub species of broadleaf evergreen, deciduous and coniferous refinement of heavy metals lead...

Background: Persian Gulf is a semi-closed environment which is affected by pollution ‎from heavy metals. Entrance of heavy metals to the water column and binding to ‎sediment particles can affect the benthic organisms that can accumulate these ‎materials in their body. Noticing this ability, mussels are considered as bio-monitoring ‎agents.‎ Methods: The pearl oyster, Pinctada radiate, and sed...

heavy metals are very important from environmental consideration due to their toxicity and accumulative properties. the aim of this study is the evaluation of spatial distribution of cr, co and ni in the surface soils of hamadan province. for this purpose, the surface soil samples (0-20 cm) were collected using systematic random sampling method and the concentration of heavy metals and some of ...

background: considering the toxic effects of heavy metals and microbial pathogens in industrial wastewaters, it is necessary to treat metal and microbial contaminated wastewater prior to disposal in the environment. the purpose of this study is to assess the removal of heavy metals pollution and microbial contamination from a mixture of municipal and industrial wastewater using membrane bioreac...

Introduction: Road dust is a group of solid particles that are presented in the urban areas and are originated from both natural and human-induced sources. This study aims to determine concentrations of heavy metals in urban dusts in Behbahan to identify their natural or anthropogenic sources. Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 20 samples were collected from main roads with diffe...