the concentrations of potentially toxic elements (as, sb, and hg) and some trace elements in 36 topsoil samples and 18 agricultural soil samples were measured at the aq-darreh river watershed, nw iran. based on the results of the chemical analysis and comparing them with different standards, it seems that the soils of the aq-darreh river watershed are polluted with as and sb. this pollution res...

The adoption of sustainable waste management strategies is a challenge faced by most European countries, mainly due to the need generate less and replace landfills with new methods treatment, associated increases in separate collection recycling rates. This paper highlights significance environmental legislation regarding removal protect ecosystems. aim was predict ecological responses heavy me...

Irrigation food crops are intensively cultivated on/or around the abandoned tin mine areas in Plateau State, Nigeria. Vegetables on contaminated soil a potential risk to human health, particularly, through consumption. The physico-chemical properties of and sediment revealed that soil/sediment were acidic, non- saline low fertility. Most heavy metals’ concentrations agricultural soils above DPR...

The cement industry is considered as a major source of heavy metals pollution in topsoil. This study aims at measuring the metal contamination level vicinity Shiraz factory, and assessing ecological environmental risks associated with factory's activities surrounding To do so, 10 samples soil were taken from around factory depth 0-10 cm concentration some including Al, Cd, Ni, Pb was measured. ...

In the present paper, an investigation on natural and anthropic radioactivity heavy metals content in a basalt aggregate for concrete from Sicily, Southern Italy, was performed as case study. particular, evaluation of specific activity radium-226, thorium-232, potassium-40 caesium-137 radionuclides by using High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) γ-ray spectrometry, together with estimation several indexe...

Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks are widely exposed around Trabzon, Giresun and Gümüşhane in the eastern Pontides. The mainly composed of sandstones marls, thicknesses these range from 170 to 400 m. This paper focused on Late regions identify concentrations, sources, deposition environment conditions certain heavy metal(loid)s (Zn, Pb, Cu, Ni, As, Co, Mo V). Enrichment factor (EF), geo-accumu...

Concentrations of the environmentally sensitive elements (ESEs) As, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Zn in smaller than 100 μm street dust particles from Xining were measured using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and their contamination levels were assessed based on enrichment factor (EF), geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and pollution load index (PLI). The concentrations of As, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and ...

Background: Industrial pollution of metals is a serious environmental concern. The presence Sarcheshmeh copper (Cu) mine and the possibility soil pollution, were primary motivations for evaluating heavy in this area. Methods: A total 171 10 sediment samples collected randomly from study area Cu, aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) determination. USEPA method was used to acid...