Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around a Cement Factory in Al-Hasa Oasis, Saudi Arabia

Author(s):  
Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran ◽  
Salem E. El-Maghraby ◽  
Mahmoud E.A. Nadeem ◽  
Ali M. El-Eter ◽  
Salem M.I. Al Qahtani
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A. Hasayan ◽  
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B.H. Al-Osaimi ◽  
A.M. Aljohany ◽  
H.M. Al-Jawdah ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 671-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen M. El-Sherbiny ◽  
Ali I. Ismail ◽  
Mohamed E. EL-Hefnawy

AbstractTwenty 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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 1306-1306
Author(s):  
Dong Peng ◽  
Ziyu Liu ◽  
Xinyue Su ◽  
Yaqian Xiao ◽  
Yuechen Wang ◽  
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Correction for ‘Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the West Dongting Lake floodplain, China’ by Dong Peng et al., Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/c9em00536f.


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