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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsPollution Characteristics and Sources Analysis of Soil Heavy Metal in Taoyuan Coal Mine of Suzhou CityHaimin SuSoil is one of the most important resources and an important part of ecosystem in the development of human survival. The purposes of this study are to investigate concentration characteristics and sources analysis of heavy metals in Taoyuan coal mine of Suzhou City. 30 soil samples were collected and characterized for metal concentration (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn and As), … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 29 Jan 2022 · 5,914 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEnvironmental Pollution by Heavy Metals in the Gold Mining Region of East CameroonDallou Guy Blanchard, Ngoa Engola Louis, Abdourahimi et al.The main objective of this study is to assess the level of heavy metals pollution in soil samples collected around gold mines located in Betaré Oya (BO) and Batouri (BA) in Eastern Cameroon. Elemental analysis of soil samples was carried out using Quant´X EDXRF spectrometer. Its sensitivity and accuracy were increased by using the Fundamental Parameter approach for quantification of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 7 Nov 2018 · 9,777 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsStatus of Heavy Metals in Water and Sediment of the Meghna River, BangladeshMahmud Hassan, Mirza A.T.M. Tanvir Rahman, Badhan Saha, Abdul Kadir Ibne KamalThe pollution of river water and sediments by heavy metals has assumed serious problems due to their toxicity and accumulative behavior. The present study has been undertaken to assess the levels of heavy metals and the extent of pollution in the surface water and sediments from the Meghna river. Water and sediment samples were collected by the Standard Methods and, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 6 · 24 Nov 2015 · 12,835 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsSPATIAL AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE SURFACE WATER AND DEEP SEDIMENTS OF FRESH WATER AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMKantha Deivi Arunachalam, Sathesh Kumar Annamalai, Kamesh Viswanathan Baskaran et al.The aim of this study was to assess the levels of various trace metals present in water and sediment of fresh water aquatic ecosystem during the post monsoon season. The study was extended to identify the trace metal contamination in the water and sediment samples collected along the shores of Lambapur and Peddagattu the tribal villages in India using an … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 26 Mar 2014 · 7,597 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Controlled and Uncontrolled Landfill Soil, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoBambara Telado Luc, Doumounia Ali, Kohio Nièssan et al.The study was conducted to evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals in landfill soils. The soils samples were collected in some selected landfill, at Ouagadougou. Determinations of heavy metal concentrations, calculation of contamination factor and pollution load index of heavy metal in landfill soil were undertaken. The atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 2 Sep 2020 · 7,311 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSeasonal Variation of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Farm Soils of Sreepur Industrial Area of Gazipur, Bangladesh: Pollution Level AssessmentMd. Billal Hossain, Md. Nurul Islam, Mohammad Shamsul Alam, Md. Zakir HossenA study was conducted to measure the seasonal variation of different heavy metal contents in farm soils of Sreepur Upazila of Gazipur district and to assess their pollution level. Industrial affected and non-affected soil samples were collected from 5 locations in three seasons viz. pre-monsoon (April), monsoon (August), and dry season (January), thus a total of 30 soil samples were … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 6 Aug 2020 · 7,408 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHeavy Metals Analysis and Sediment Quality Values in Urban LakesAboud S. Jumbe, N. NandiniProblem statement: The objective of this research was to evaluate the degree of heavy metal contamination in lakes and the extent to which the sediment quality of the lakes of Bangalore city has deteriorated. Approach: In this study, heavy metals such as Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Mn, Pb, Ni and Zn in lake bed sediments were analyzed using comparative sediment … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2009 · 9,571 accessesView PDF Cite