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Levels and Distribution of Trace Metals in Surface Soils of Al-Diwaniya, Iraq

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.21521
Faiq F. Karam
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Qadisiyyah Province, Iraq
Luma Abdalalah Sagban Alabadi
Department of Soil Science and Water, College of Agriculture, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Qadisiyyah Province, Iraq
Dunya A. Al-Jibury
Department of Council Affairs, Presidency of the University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Corresponding Author(s) : Faiq F. Karam

faiq.karam@qu.edu.iq; faiqrafalfaid@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 31 No. 2 (2019): Vol. 31 No. 2

Abstract

In this work, monitoring of monthly variation (from May 2016 to October 2016) in the concentration of the metals (Co, Zn, Cd, Pb, Ni and Fe) from Al-Diwaniya city of Iraq. Investigation about the pollution with these metals was achieved from five selected sites locate in study area by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy. The results showed a wide variation in the levels of heavy metals from site to site and from month to month. A total of 180 surface soil samples were analyzed to detecting the pollution with selected samples. The results showed that the highest concentration with Ni was 6.290 mg kg-1 while the lowest concentration detected with Ni was 0.080 mg kg-1. The results of pollution index (enrichment factor, contamination factor, pollution load index and geo-accumulation) of heavy metals (Co, Zn, Cd, Pb, Ni) had the following order: Zn > Cd > Ni > Pb > Co.

Keywords

Heavy metals Surface soil pollution Al-Diwaniyah
Karam, F. F., Sagban Alabadi, L. A., & Al-Jibury, D. A. (2018). Levels and Distribution of Trace Metals in Surface Soils of Al-Diwaniya, Iraq. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 31(2), 327–332. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.21521
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