levels of the heavy metals copper (cu), zinc (zn), lead (pb), cadmium (cd), chromium (cr), nickel (ni), iron (fe) and manganese (mn) were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer (model 67og) in coastal water, sediments and soft tissues of the saccostrea cucullata, from the intertidal zone at five stations in the gulf of chabahar on the iranian coasts along the oman se...

A 268 cm section of sediment core from Liangzhi Lake in Hubei province in central China was used to assess the use and accumulation of metals in the lake in the past 7,000 years. The concentrations of trace metals, including Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn, and major elements, Ca, Fe, and Mg, in a 14C- dated segment of sediment core were analyzed. Historical trends on the input of metals to Liangzhi Lake fr...

concentrations of heavy metals (ni, co, zn, cd, pb and cu) in the reservoir of shahid rajaeidam, one of the main water reservoirs in north part of iran, were determined using a differential pulse polarography(metrohm 797 va) and compared with the national and international specified maximum contaminant levels(mcl) for different purposes of water use. the results showed that concentrations of cd...

This study was carried out for the purpose of investigating the issue of tailings dams as a potential source of contamination by trace elements in soils at the Sidi Bou Othmane mine in the Marrakech Region, Morocco. Soil samples taken from depths of up to 15 cm and within a radius of 50 m from the tailings dams, were analyzed for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn using atomic absorption spectrometry. Average c...

The accumulation of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in the femora of four rodent species (Apodemus flavicollis, Apodemus sylvaticus, Myodes glareolus, and Microtus arvalis) trapped at different polluted areas in Slovakia (Kolíňany and Nováky) was investigated in the present study. We detected the highest concentration of Pb in bones of A. sylvaticus f...

Effects of soil properties on the accumulation of metals to wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) were evaluated at two sites with different pH and organic matter content of the soil. pH and organic matter content significantly affected accumulation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in earthworms and vegetation. For Cd, Cu and Zn these effects propagated through the food web to the wood mouse. Soil-to-kidney rati...