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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleA Comparative Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil using pH Enrichment Factor and Pollution IndexMichael Nwachukwu, Okoro Uwaezu, Ogbuja I. Ogbuja, Leonard NwosuMany researchers have described pH as heavy metals pollution indicator in soil, but no effort has been made to determine level or quantity of heavy metals that could be indicated by pH. This study measured in-situ soil pH values at Nekede motor mechanic village against the natural background values. We used readings obtained to compute pH enrichment factor (pHeF) at … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 12 Apr 2017 · 7,979 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHeavy Metals Content of the Grassland Soil around Katima Mulilo Municipal Solid Wastes Dumpsite, NamibiaJ. Abah, P. Mashebe, S.A. OnjefuThe effects of open wastes dumpsites on the immediate vicinity continue to generate safety concern. This study determined the levels of lead, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese in soil samples collected at two depths: 0-15 and 15-30 cm within and around Katima Mulilo municipal solid wastes dumpsite and a control site. The samples were digested according to … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 18 Mar 2017 · 7,485 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUsing Permeable Reactive Barriers to Remediate Heavy Metal-Contaminated Groundwater through a Laboratory Column ExperimentSomean Yin, Gemunu Herath, Sokchhay Heng, Senajith KalpageRecently, groundwater sources are being polluted by various activities such as agriculture, livestock, decentralized wastewater treatment systems and acid rain. Groundwater can also be polluted by landfill leachate, sewage, mine tailings, non-engineered deep well disposal of liquid waste and seepage from industrial waste lagoons. There are many studies reported contaminated groundwater remediation using Permeable Reactive Barrier systems (PRBs) and many … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 12 Mar 2017 · 8,765 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRisk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Fish in Saudi ArabiaOthman M. HakamiHeavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead constitute a serious threat to human health. Generally, regular consumption of fish is recommended because it is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been associated with health benefits. However, flesh of some fish species contains heavy metals in high concentration, which may pose health risk for individuals that … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 6 · 3 Dec 2016 · 8,705 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleStudy of the Parameters of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Method for Enhanced Oil Recovery in a Heavy Oil Fractured Carbonate ReservoirArzhang NabilouBy increasing in the use of nonrenewable energy and decreasing in discovering hydrocarbonic reservoirs, in near future the world will encounter with a new challenge in the field of energy, so increase in recovery factor of the existing oil reservoirs is necessary after the primary production. In one hand the existence of untouched heavy oil reservoirs in Iran and lack … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,343 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Content of Heavy Metal in the Labu Riverbed Sediments: An Assessment of the Level of Pollution Applying Sediment Quality Guidelines and Geoaccumulation IndexAhmad Shoaib Jahesh, Sahibin Abd Rahim, Wan Mohd Razli IdrisRiver bed sediments from thirteen (13) sampling stations, from Labu River were collected in June and December 2014. The aim is to identify the source and ascertain the current levels of heavy metal pollutions. The selected heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn, As, Cd and Pb) were analysed by using Inductively Couple Plasma Mass Spectrophotometry (ICPMS). Metals were statistically … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 10 Aug 2016 · 7,405 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Resistance Evaluation of Dry Subtropics Brown Soils to Heavy Metal and Oil Contamination by Biological IndicatorsSergey Ilyich Kolesnikov, Natalya Aleksandrovna Petrova, Kamil Shagidullovich Kazeev et al.Contamination of brown calcareous soils with Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and oil leads to deterioration of their biological properties. There is a reduction in activity of catalase and dehydrogenase, an abundance of Azotobacter genus bacteria, cellulolytic activity and the length of radish roots. As a rule, there is a direct relationship between the content of contaminant in the soil and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 5 Aug 2016 · 7,888 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSelected Heavy Metals as Indices of Atmospheric Pollution in African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) Tree BarksOlatunde S. Olatunji, Oladele Osibanjo, Olalekan S. Fatoki et al.Metallurgical industries are pollution “hot spots” for emission of dust, particulates of heavy metals and gaseous contaminants at levels that can be injurious to man and environment. The atmospheric levels of selected heavy metals around Ajaokuta Steel Company Nigeria were assessed using barks of Parkia biglobosa trees. The tree barks were randomly collected during wet and dry seasons, sorted and … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 2 Mar 2016 · 7,814 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUtilization of Sewage Sludge in Agricultural Soil as Fertilizer in the Republic of Benin (West Africa): What are the Risks of Heavy Metals Contamination and Spreading?Fidèle Suanon, Lyde A.S. Tomètin, Biaou Dimon et al.Biosolids are the treated organic residuals, also known as sewage sludge, which are generated from domestic wastewater treatment plants. It is an organic matter and nutrients [phosphorous (P) and nitrogen (N)]-rich material. Due to these properties, it is has been reported to be a suitable fertilizer or soil amendment which can valuably replace synthesized NPK. Unfortunately, this matter is heavily … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 6 Jan 2016 · 14,506 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSpecific Features of the Accumulation and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Soils of the Floodplain and Deltaic Landscapes of the Don RiverTatiana M. Minkina, Dina G. Nevidomskaya, Yuriy A. Fedorov et al.The purpose of this work was to study specific features of the accumulation and distribution of the total content and mobile forms of Heavy Metals (HM) in soils of the estuarine ecosystems of the floodplain and deltaic landscapes of the Don River. The results allowed us to detect regional specific features in the formation of HM compounds in floodplain soils … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 19 Nov 2015 · 6,593 accessesView PDFCite