This study was conducted to determine the concentrations of Ag, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the commonly used cosmetic products such as eyeshadows, eyeliners, and skin whitening creams in markets of Sanandaj city, Iran in 2014. In this study, 60 samples comprising of three different types of eyeshadows, eyeliners, and skin whitening creams were purchased randomly from different cosmetic s...

heavy metals in high concentrations in soils are potential health risk for humans, animals, and plants. soil samples were collected in five replicates from 20 points with four land use including: roads, refineries, residential area (sadra town), and farmland. heavy metals were determined using flame atomic absorption (analyticjena), while dtpa was chosen as trace elements extractor. in this stu...

Abstract Mangrove forests are characterized by a high carbon storage capacity. Anthropogenic activities and the climate change threatening stability of these ecosystems, specially those that surviving on extreme environmental conditions, representing most susceptible groups. This study aims to understand geochemical differences soils mangrove forest with diverse degree development Rhizophora ma...

Soil contamination with trace elements (TEs) is a pressing problem limiting the cultivation of agricultural crops; however, non-food energy crop Miscanthus × giganteus (M×g) can be grown on such soil. The effect new plant growth regulator (PGR), Kamethur, and conventional Charkor was studied when M×g cultivated in TE-contaminated soils from Všebo?ice Chomutov, Northern Czech Republic. Kamethur ...

Multifractal techniques were utilized to quantify the spatial variability of selected soil trace elements and their scaling relationships in a 10.24-ha agricultural field in northeast China. 1024 soil samples were collected from the field and available Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were measured in each sample. Descriptive results showed that Mn deficiencies were widespread throughout the field while Fe an...

The crops always demand the best composition of soils for them to grow well and so the multielemental study of soil is essential for the betterment of crop production. The EDXRF technique has been used for multielemental analysis of the soil, under study. The soil samples investigated here were treated already with macro, micro and biofertilizers. The concentrations of eight trace elements name...