Abstract Purpose The study aims to assess the impact of human activity on content and migration trace elements in soil profiles various physico-chemical properties. research hypothesis assumed that related functioning buildings, agriculture, industry communication negatively affected element contents properties soils a selected urban area (the Grudziądz Basin). Materials methods Seven exposures...

Background & Aims of the Study: Regarding to development of industry, soil contamination has become a serious problem in many countries, such as Iran. The aim of the present work was the illustration of the accumulation of potentially harmful trace elements and the potential risk which is posed to human health in surface soils of three industrial estates of Aran-o-Bidgol city, Isfah...

heavy metals in the surface sediments of the two coastal ecosystems of cochin, southwest india were assessed. the study intends to evaluate the degree of anthropogenic influence on heavy metal concentration in the sediments of the mangrove and adjacent estuarine stations using enrichment factor and geoaccumulation index. the inverse relationship of cd and zn with texture in the mangrove sedimen...

After the analysis of surface samples and core samples collected in Xinyanggang tidal land, the contents of Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr were obtained and analyzed in this paper. The heavy metal accumulation rule and pollution status were studied by Index of geo-accumulation, latent ecological risk index method, and elements accumulation index method. The research suggests that (1) the contents of heavy ...

The level of concentration heavy metal in soil is detrimental to groundwater quality Sharada and Bompai industrial areas. A total 40 sampling points were selected from both two digested samples analysed for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni Pb using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) machine. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was used model present the spatiotemporal chan...

The current study included finding the concentrations of heavy elements (Co, Ni, Cu, As, Zn, Cd and Hg) in surface soil studying environmental effects Shwan Refinery within Kirkuk Governorate. Twenty samples were collected with a depth 0-20 cm. prepared laboratory sent to laboratories Geology Department at Faculty Engineering, Ankara University for purpose conducting chemical analyzes using Ind...

Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in the bottom sediments from 93 sites at Quiberon bay were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) after acid extraction. The ranges of the concentration in the sediments are as follows: 27.3 μg/g (Cr), 11.6 μg/g (Co), 13.8 μg/g (Cu), 42.0 μg/g (Zn), 0.08 μg/g (Cd) and 17.8 μg/g (Pb). Potential contamination of the bay was assessed by Igeo and ...

Lake Sevan (Armenia) is one of the large freshwater high-mountain lakes Eurasia. Detailed information about extent and fate trace elements on lake sediment water quality has not been published yet. For this reason, surface samples were collected from southern northern basins to determine element concentrations assess behaviour. Geo-accumulation index, potential ecological risk hazard index calc...

A good understanding of urban soils metal contamination and locating their pollution sources due to industrialization and urbanization is important for addressing environmental problems. Urban soil samples near industrial locations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, Canada were analyzed for metal (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb) contamination. Multivariate geo-statistical analysis (cor...