onion (allium cepa l.) is widely used around the world and it is very important vegetable in the slovak republic (sr). six varieties of onion (karmen, kamal, amika, hector, diamant, white dry) were studied and the contents of selected heavy metals, their polyphenol contents as well as the possible correlations among selected heavy metals in soil and onions were analysed. six soil sampling sites...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: cadmium and lead compounds are classified as human carcinogens by several regulatory agencies. twenty five percent of all cancer-related deaths are attributed to gastrointestinal cancers (gi ca). we investigated the levels of 2 different heavy metals (cd and pb) in the soils of the lenjanat region, isfahan province, central iran where in...

background: in the current study,the hazard quotient, the hazard index (hi) and spatial variations of fe,mn,cu and cr in drinking water sources of andimesk-shush, khuzestan province, southern iranaquifer were assessed. methods: we compared theconcentrations of aforementioned heavy metals in wells and springs inandimeshk and shush regions. the non-carcinogenic risk assessment of heavy metals was...

China has experienced rapid urbanization in recent years. The acceleration of urbanization has created wealth and opportunity as well as intensified ecological and environmental problems, especially soil pollution. Our study concentrated on the variation of heavy metal content due to urbanization in the vegetable-growing soil. Laws and other causes of the spatial-temporal variation in heavy met...

Due to the lack of water quality of resourses in country, exact review of available water resources quality, especially in terms of heavy elements (heavy metals) has a particular importance. Due to industrial towns 1 and 2 of Yasuj city and also Yasuj wastewater treatment, surveying environmental harmful effects of heavy metals on this river is very important. To investigate the changes of heav...

Diverse industrial wastes have aggravated the problem of water pollution. This problem becomes complex because of the non-degradability of inorganic pollutants like heavy metals. Metals have received particular attention among other non-degradable toxic chemicals because of their adverse effects on aquatic life forms. To control water pollution, the immediate problems have to be solved by adopt...

Atmosphere, earth and water compose the environment. The presence of heavy metals in the environment has grown because of their large employment in some industrial and agricultural activities. Although these metals are terrestrial products, they flow into the sea through effluents and sewage or are directly discharged from industries placed on the seawater front. It should be considered that me...