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Assessment of Selected Heavy Metals Uptake from Soil by Vegetation of Two Areas of District Attock, Pakistan

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.15853
Mehwish Bashir
Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Sofia Khalid
Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Umer Rashid
Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Muhammad Adrees
Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Ibrahim
Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan
Md. Saiful Islam
Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Corresponding Author(s) : Sofia Khalid

sofiarahim@hotmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 4 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 4

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the heavy metals in the soil and vegetation of two areas of district Attock (Pakistan). Investigations were made to compare the heavy metals concentrations (Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn) in a relatively less polluted site (Khour City) and a polluted site (Khour Company). An assessment of the selected heavy metals uptake by the soil and vegetation was made through calculation of bioaccumulation and enrichment factors. Samples of soil and plants were collected from both sites. From each site, four points were selected randomly for vegetation and soil sampling. Plant species included Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Calotropis procera, Ziziphus nummularia, Cynodon dactylon, Acacia senegal, Parthenium hysterophorus, Dalbergia sissoo and Desmostachya bipinnata. Heavy metals were detected in soil and vegetation of both areas using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Lead concentration was highest amongst other heavy metals in both soil and vegetation (Cynodon dactylon). In studied plant species heavy metals concentrations varied among different species. The level of heavy metal concentration in Khour Company was greater compared to Khour City. The increasing level of heavy metal contamination in the Khour Company area may be because of higher traffic density and industrialization compared to Khour City.

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Heavy metal uptake Pollution Pakistan Vegetation
Bashir, M., Khalid, S., Rashid, U., Adrees, M., Ibrahim, M., & Saiful Islam, M. (2014). Assessment of Selected Heavy Metals Uptake from Soil by Vegetation of Two Areas of District Attock, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(4), 1063–1068. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.15853
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