A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia
Twenty surface soil samples (0-10 cm) and shoots of a perennial shrub Zygophyllum coccineum L. were collected around a cement factory on the western coast of Saudi Arabia, in order to assess concentrations of some heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn). The most noticeable among all heavy metals was P...
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| description | Twenty surface soil samples (0-10 cm) and shoots of a perennial shrub Zygophyllum coccineum L. were collected around a cement factory on the western coast of Saudi Arabia, in order to assess concentrations of some heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn). The most noticeable among all heavy metals was Pb that showed an average concentration of 460.15±86.60 μg g-1 followed by Cr (138.67±30.89 μg g-1), Zn (54.41±43.79 μg g-1), Ni (41.22±12.60 μg g-1) and Cu (33.48±12.52 μg g-1). Based on biological concentration factor analysis, Z. coccineum can be considered as an accumulator only for zinc (BCF >1). Estimation of various ecological contamination factors revealed the significant impact of Pb in the environmental pollution in the region. It is also understood that the primary contribution to the ecological risk index (RI) mainly originated from various anthropogenic influences such as industrialization and urbanization. The different statistical analysis further revealed the potential effect of soil characteristics on the occurrence and dispersal of heavy metals in the study area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04b30a5e0c6f4280b5e491855501ef752022-12-22T03:03:30ZengDe GruyterOpen Chemistry2391-54202019-09-0117167168410.1515/chem-2019-0059chem-2019-0059A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi ArabiaEl-Sherbiny Mohsen M.0Ismail Ali I.1EL-Hefnawy Mohamed E.2Marine Biology Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah21589, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh21911, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh21911, Saudi ArabiaTwenty surface soil samples (0-10 cm) and shoots of a perennial shrub Zygophyllum coccineum L. were collected around a cement factory on the western coast of Saudi Arabia, in order to assess concentrations of some heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn). The most noticeable among all heavy metals was Pb that showed an average concentration of 460.15±86.60 μg g-1 followed by Cr (138.67±30.89 μg g-1), Zn (54.41±43.79 μg g-1), Ni (41.22±12.60 μg g-1) and Cu (33.48±12.52 μg g-1). Based on biological concentration factor analysis, Z. coccineum can be considered as an accumulator only for zinc (BCF >1). Estimation of various ecological contamination factors revealed the significant impact of Pb in the environmental pollution in the region. It is also understood that the primary contribution to the ecological risk index (RI) mainly originated from various anthropogenic influences such as industrialization and urbanization. The different statistical analysis further revealed the potential effect of soil characteristics on the occurrence and dispersal of heavy metals in the study area.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/chem.2019.17.issue-1/chem-2019-0059/chem-2019-0059.xml?format=INTcement factorysoilheavy metalsecological risk indexsaudi arabia |
| spellingShingle | El-Sherbiny Mohsen M. Ismail Ali I. EL-Hefnawy Mohamed E. A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia Open Chemistry cement factory soil heavy metals ecological risk index saudi arabia |
| title | A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | A preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory, western Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | preliminary assessment of potential ecological risk and soil contamination by heavy metals around a cement factory western saudi arabia |
| topic | cement factory soil heavy metals ecological risk index saudi arabia |
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