the contamination of riverbed sediments by heavy metals has assumedserious problems due to their toxicity and accumulative behavior. the present studyinvestigated the concentrations of heavy metals from the bottom sediments of shitalakhyariver to understand the level of contamination and their distribution. the averageconcentrations of heavy metals al, k, ca, mg, fe, as, cu, co, cr, and zn are ...

The assessment of heavy metal contaminants: Mn, Cr, V, Cu, Pb, Zn and Ni, was conducted on River Niger Floodplain soil at Jebba, Central Nigeria using Contamination Factor (Cf), Factor (AF), Enrichment Factor (EF), Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo) and Degree of Contamination (Cdeg). Random sampling method was adopted cutting across the entire floodplain and the samples were subjected to Inductively...

Background: Evaluation of heavy metals as toxic pollutants in environment has a significant importance in environmental pollution studies. surficial sediments of water resources have a high potential in releasing heavy metals to the upper water environment, hence sediment analysis presents guidelines to the authorities for monitoring the environmental systems. Methods: In this study, total an...

in the recent years, agricultural soils have received more chemicals in various forms for higher yields. this may result in the accumulation of metals in soils which subsequently may be transferred into the agricultural crops. in the present investigation, nickel content of 58 composite soil samples and also agricultural crops, is studied. ni in samples of soil and agricultural products were ex...

In this study, to investigate the contamination characteristics and potential health implications of heavy metals in road dust typical county central China, (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, V, Pb, Zn) with large traffic flow, different functional areas Yangxin County, were determined. The results geo-accumulation index (Igeo) showed that V not polluted, while other caused degrees pollution. According p...

Four heavy metals were measured in forty-nine topsoil samples collected fromagricultural areas in Siakh-Darengoun, Iran. The goals were to investigate soil spatialdistribution patterns of metals; their potential ecological risk; and sources. The Hakansonpotential ecological risk index and index of geo-accumulation (Igeo) were used forevaluating t...

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...

Selected heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in surface sediments from the coastal Shandong Peninsula (Yellow Sea) have been determined to evaluate the spatial distribution and potential ecological risk. Results showed that heavy metal concentrations in the sediments generally met the criteria of China Marine Sediment Quality. However, both the enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index ...