Coprecipitates of heavy metals with Fe oxides may form in contaminated soil, water, and sediment systems, particularly when oxidation-reduction processes are occurring. Once formed, coprecipitates with ferrihydrite could limit heavy metal mobility, solubility, toxicity, and bioavailability in geochemical systems. In this study, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn were coprecipitated with Fe by titration to pHs ...

Concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn) were measured in water, bottom sediment and tissues (muscle and gills) of Leuciscus cephalus from the Dipsiz stream in the Yatagan basin (southwestern Turkey), the site of a thermal power plant. Results for levels in water were compared with national and international water quality guidelines, as well as literature values were reported for ...

one of the most paramount processes that play a considerable role in reducing the concentration of heavy metals during estuarine mixing is flocculation. not only does such a process cause a huge percentage of metals to come into the particulate phase, but also it provides ample nutrients for the aquatic life. in the present study, impact of such factors as salinity, ph and do on flocculation of...

The present study was carried out to assess the level of Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, and Ni in soil and edible portion of green leafy vegetables, grown in soil irrigated with wastewater near to katihar town and impact on health of residents of the study area. Results revealed that concentration of Pb, Zn, Cu, and Ni in some agricultural fields and Cd in all fields exceeded the normal soil value but low...

salicylic acid-formaldehyde-m-cresol (sfm) terpolymer had been synthesized in dmf media by conventional method. the resulting resin had been characterized by ftir spectra, elemental and thermogravimetric analyses. the morphology of sfm resin had been studied by sem and optical photograph. various parameters like rate of equilibration, effect of ph on ion exchange capacity and effect of concentr...

Sequential chemical extraction (SCE) and quantitative X-ray diffraction (QXRD) were used in combination to assess trace metal speciation and availability in sediment from two separate marshes in western Vermont, USA, one with high (45%) and one with low ( < 5%) northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) malformity rates. The types of malformities observed in the field are very similar to malformities...

Heavy metal (Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb) concentrations in water, sediment and organs of Savacu, Nycticorax nycticorax were analyzed. Samples of water and sediment were collected from seven stations along Sepetiba Bay, and experimental animals, also were collected in the study area. This bay receives effluents discharges from heavily industrialized and highly populated settlements. Samples of water...

The pollution characteristics of Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu and Ni in soil of lead−zinc mining area were studied. The results indicate that the contamination degree followed the sequence of Cd>Pb>Zn>Ni>Cu and concentrations of Pb, Cd and Zn exceeded corresponding limits of the Chinese National Soil Environmental Quality Standard III. The soil was extremely polluted by Cd (Iego=5.26), moderately to heavily ...