This article aims to analyze the contamination of water and bottom sediment at Arroio Moinho (Mill Stream), in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). From two sample collections, a series diagnostic measurements were carried out, such as: a) physical-chemical biological analysis water; b) quality index (WQI); c) metal contamination, granulometric mineralogical analyses sediment; d) total org...

The lake management strategy of sediment dredging (removal) is periodically undertaken in shallow, eutrophic Mogan Lake, an important recreation area. This study aims to use certain indices - enrichment index (EF), contamination/pollution (CF), degree contamination (Cd), pollution load (PLI), geoaccumulation (Igeo), potential ecological risk (Eri), integrated (PER), and mean probable effect con...

The contamination of soil with toxic metals poses serious threats to the survival living organisms including humans. We determined levels cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and nickel (Ni) in samples from a typical agrarian Nigeria, using various single complex geochemical indices along principal component analysis (PCA) for source determination. Ten (S1-S10) were collected dep...

Land use of sewage sludge is the primary disposal method in Shanxi, accounting for 42.66% of all. To determine the ecological risk of heavy metals in sewage sludge, contents of seven heavy metals in sewage sludge from 9 municipal waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) that had the highest application for land use were determined. The order of the measured concentrations was: Zn > Cr > Cu > Ni > P...

Water and sediment samples were collected from six different stations, located along the Nil River between February and June 2015. Concentrations of cadmium, lead, zinc, and copper were determined. The extent of the sediment pollution was assessed, using the multiple pollution indices, namely contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), and the geoaccumulation index (Igeo). The result...

Urban ares are subjected to intensive pollution due continuous anthropogenic activity. In order assess the influence of thermal power plants and waste incineration on City Moscow recreational areas, mass fractions 37 major trace elements were determined using instrumental neutron activation analysis in soil samples collected at two different depths vicinity more potential contamination sources....

For the pollution assessment and quantitative source apportionment of heavy metals in surface dust, a total 52 dust samples were collected from bus stops Tianshui City. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) potential ecological risk (RI) used to analyze levels caused by metals. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) receptor modeling geo-statistics employed results as follows. ① Except for Mn, Co V, me...

With the objective of increasing information inorganic pollutants in urban soils Spain, we studied presence Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cr, and As 55 city Santiago de Compostela (northwestern Spain). The were developed over diverse parent materials (granites, gneiss, schists, amphibolites) present different land uses, grasslands, forests, allotment gardens, peri-urban agricultural soils. Total trace elemen...

Abstract This article discussed on the status of heavy metals (As, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) pollution in coastal sediment cores assess quality from Usukan Beach, Kota Belud. Several geochemical parameter analyses such as pH, moisture content (MC), organic matter (OM) granulometric size were performed to identify physico-chemical properties sediments that affect assessment metal pollution. Hea...

Previously conducted studies have established that soil contamination by trace elements (TEs) around coal mines affects ecological biodiversity and human health. One of the ways to protect health surrounding population mine sites is through assessment impacts accurate procedures for establishment relevant reclamation plan. The aim study develop an applied methodological approach easily assess q...