Abstract: Background & Aims of the Study: Textile dyes generally are made of synthetic, organic, and aromatic compounds that may be contain of some heavy metals in their structure. Complex structure and presence of these metals cause toxicity and may be mutagen, teratogen or carcinogen. This study has investigated the ability of peanut shell powder to removal of some reactive dyes (Green 19...

aims: in the past few decades, more attention has been paid to clean up soils polluted with heavy metals by plants. a serious problem in this way is the amount of heavy metals uptake by plants. this study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of 3 local plants of mazandaran province, iran, in reducing and controlling the soil’s heavy metals. instrument & methods: the removal amount of thr...

during recent years there has been increasing consciousness of, and concern about, groundwater water pollution and monitoring in iran. in this context, a comprehensive review of the trace elements and heavy metals in groundwater of oshtorinan plain in northern part of boroujerd has carried out to investigate the effects of weathering minerals, agricultural and industrial activities. groundwater...

Lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic are the most important heavy metals which may cause health risks following consumption of contaminated foods. Table salt is one the mostly used food additive with unique place in food consumption. Although purified table salt is expected to have lower level of contamination, some Iranians still prefer to use rock salt. Use of rock salt for food purposes has be...

abstract nowadays, soil pollution with heavy metals has become a major problem which their accumulation in plants can directly or indirectly influence on animals and humans life. lead and cadmium are poisonous metals, with increasing the amount of these metals in environmental pollution; they will be increased in food chain significantly. in this research, three levels of cadmium (0, 100 and 20...