in this article, groundwater samples in urban areas of kerman studied to assess the degree of pollution by heavy metals and major ions and other water quality parameters as a consequence of geology and anthropogenic sources. 43 samples were collected and analyzed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, titration and potentiometery for some heavy metals (cd, cr, cu, mn, pb and zn), m...

background: the method of proton induced x-ray emission (pixe) has been widely used as a sensitive technique to trace elemental analysis in both biological and medical fields. the sensitivity of this powerful method is in the order of ppm .the aim of this work is to analyze structural composition of 4 heavy trace elements with z greater than 24 (mn, fe, cu, zn) in two kinds of gallstones and to...

The concentrations of major (Si, Al, Ca, Fe, and K) and minor (Cd, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn, Co, Cr, As, Cu, Rb, Sr, and Zr,) elements in the surficial sediments were studied in an attempt to establish their concentration in the Bengal coast. It was revealed that the majority of the trace elements have been introduced into the Bengal marine from the riverine inflows that are also affected by the impac...

Introduction: Inappropriate management of mining activities may bring about water pollution and pose a heavy complication on aquatic ecosystem and humans. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of Qorveh gold mining activities on the quality of nearby groundwater. Materials and Methods: The concentration of seven eco-toxic metals along with some general hydrochemical parameters were investigat...

accumulation of trace metals in sediment can cause severe ecological impacts. the present study determines the elemental concentrations and chemical partitioning of heavy metals in surface sediment of shadegan wetland. shadegan wetland is one of the most important wetlands in southwest of iran and it is in ramsar-listed wetlands. for this purpose, 7 sampling stations were selected for sediment ...

Background: Land and water pollution by heavy metals is a universal issue. Although the pollution affects all countries, but its range and severity vary hugely. The pollution of the marine environment by heavy metals is a worldwide problem. Marine sediments can be sensitive indicators for monitoring contaminants in aquatic environments. Methods: The concentration of 10 elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu...

twenty samples of the recent sediments were collected from the tigris river and some of its tributaries of northern iraq and twelve samples from the miocene and quaternary sediments. the study is conducted to define and assess the paleoenvironmental pollution by some heavy metals in these sediments in order to elucidate the probable source rocks and the main mineral phases suggested to be a sou...

Accumulation of trace metals in sediment can cause severe ecological impacts. The present study determines the elemental concentrations and chemical partitioning of heavy metals in surface sediment of Shadegan wetland. Shadegan wetland is one of the most important wetlands in southwest of Iran and it is in Ramsar-listed wetlands. For this purpose, 7 sampling stations were selected for sediment ...

Radionuclide and heavy metal content have been monitored systematically since 1996 in eleven of the widespread Black Sea macroalgae species from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast by low level gamma spectroscopy and atomic absorption spectrometry. Tendencies in the concentration variations during the studied period are examined and all obtained data give information about different macrophytic speci...