Frenkel, A. I. and Korshin, G. V. 2001. Studies of Cu(II) in soil by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Can. J. Soil Sci. 81: 271–276. Based on original data for copper, this paper evaluates the use and advantages of X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) in studies of heavy metals in soils. The structural parameters of the Cu2+ target were quantified for soil exposed to copper and the same soil el...

background: various chemicals are used to produce polymers ,leakage of polymer materials over the time , can cause health problems the aim of this research was to evaluate the leakage of heavy metals from the pvc and polypropylene pipes used in the water distribution system in isfahan. methods: four brands of pp pipes and two various types of pvc pipes were analyzed in this study. concentration...

In this study, heavy metals (Hg,Cd,Pb,Cu,Zn) and metallothionein (MT) biosynthesis were measured in blood of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting on the northern coast of the Sea of Oman. Heavy metals concentrations in the sea water, the sediments, the blood samples ranged between 0.02-8.43 μg/l, 0.06-10.32 μg/l, and 0.16-36.78μg/g (ww), respectively.The highest concentration...

Airborne particulate matter (PM10 ) was collected from the atmosphere of the city of Isfahan. The concentration of heavy metals and anions associated with airborne particulate matter were determined using atomic absorption spectrometric and ion chromatographic techniques. A comparison was made between the variation in the concentration of PM10 and that for heavy metals and...

abstract         heavy metals have raised one of the most important problems in ecology and organisms life especially human being and animals. a variety of indicators including tissues of fish, birds and sediment have been used recently to measure the aquatic pollution with heavy metals. the aim of this study was to search the published articles in iran and the world on the role of helminthic p...

background foods are enriched with variety of chemical elements. some of these elements are necessary for human health. these elements enter in liquid, the cells and other organs, certain amount of these elements are essential for body organs to work properly. objectives this research was conducted to compare the level of lead and cadmium contamination in garlic species planted in ramhormoz and...

abstractbackground and objectives: considering progressive growth of industry and technology, the accumulation of environmental contaminants, especially heavy metals (hms) in the soil is of increasing worldwide concern about the probable soil pollution risks. the perception of pollutants spatial distribution pattern and recognition of factors which control this pattern and identification of pro...

introduction atmosphere health is an important environmental issue and air pollution is not a local problem in a given area of the world. particles produced by either humans or the nature enter the atmosphere and return the earth’s surface at local, regional, or global scales after physico-chemical interactions. according to the reports by who, each year 2.4 million people lose their lives worl...

industrial activities lead to an increase in heavy metal burden in rivers. sediment and algae (spirogyra sp.) samples were collected from the shoor river to investigate their heavy metal concentrations. dry and ashed samples of algae and sediment were digested using concentrated nitric acid. heavy metals (as, fe, zn and cr) concentration measured using an icp-oes instrument (perkinelmer, usa). ...