A Study of Heavy Metals in the Dust Fall around Assiut Fertilizer Plant

Mohamed, Thabet A.; Mohamed, Mohamed Abuel-Kassem; Rabeiy, Ragab ElSayed; Ghandour, Mahmoud A.

doi:10.4236/jep.2013.412170

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“…The deposition of Cu and Pb in Central India were found to be higher than the current study while Zn was in the same range (Ghosh, 2014). Another study in West India, Pakistan and (Assiut) Egypt were found to have deposition of Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the same range with the current study (Meena et al, 2014, Khan et al, 2013and Mohamed et al, 2013. However, the deposition of Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ni in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa were found to be higher than the current study (Mnisi and Moja, 2013).…”

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Evaluation of some heavy metals loading in dust fall of three universities motor parks in Western Nigeria

Nwosu¹,

Raheem²,

Shehu³

2016

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The high density of vehicles that run to and fro University campus to town has become of great concern for assessment of health status of the ambient air around the Universities motor parks. Moreover, some of the University’s parks are unpaved while the paved ones are old and unmaintained. Dust fall samples in parks of Universities of Ilorin, Ibadan and Kwara State University were collected for five months spanning from 1st November 2014 to 31st March, 2015 using open bucket sampler based on ASTM D 1739 of 1998 (2010). A 0.1 g of dust sample was digested with 20 ml of HNO3, HClO4 and HF in ratio of (3:2:1) respectively and heavy metals (Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, and Ni) were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (Buck Scientific model 210 VGP). Results of heavy metal concentrations showed decrease in the following order: 1479.75, 1255.68, 241.50, 128.00, 85.25, and 9.63 mg/kg for Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd respectively for University of Ibadan. The decreased in concentrations of heavy metals obtained for University of Ilorin motor park dust-fall were found to be 1145.75, 797.75, 219.63, 133.51, 58.25 and 23.13 mg/kg for Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd respectively. For Kwara State University, decrease in the following order: 778.5, 323.88, 259.38, 101.38, 34.38, and 4.63 mg/kg for Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd respectively were obtained. Generally for the three sites used, the heavy metal concentrations decreased in the following order: Mn>Zn>Pb>Ni>Cu>Cd. This implies that dust-fall in the parks are heavily loaded with some heavy metals that are of concentrations above Romania standard threshold limit for Cd and Pb while concentration values obtained for Ni are higher than US- EPA values (75 mg/kg). The regulatory agent or management should ensure that the roads are paved and there should be intermittent wetting of the roads with water.Keywords: Dust Fall; Heavy Metals; University Motor Parks

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Evaluation of some heavy metals loading in dust fall of three universities motor parks in Western Nigeria

Nwosu¹,

Raheem²,

Shehu³

2016

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“…The deposition of Cu and Pb in Central India were found to be higher than the current study while Zn was in the same range [Ghosh, 2014]. Another study in West India, Pakistan and Assiut, Egypt were found to have deposition of Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the same range with the current study [Meena et al, 2014, Khan et al, 2013and Mohamed et al, 2013. The deposition of Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ni in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, Mnisi and Moja, 2013) were found to be higher than the current study.…”

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Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Dust Fall from Three Universities' Motor Parks in Nigeria

Shehu

2019

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Dust fall samples in University of Ilorin, University of Ibadan and Kwara State University motor parks were collected using open bucket sampler based on ASTM D1739 of 1998 (2010) for five months from November, 2014 to March, 2015. 0.1g of dust sample wasdigested with 20 ml of HNO 3 , HClO 4 and HF in ratio of (3:2:1) respectively and the heavy metals (Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, and Ni) were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Generally, decrease in the following order; 1479. 75, 1255.675, 241.498, 128.00, 85.25, and 9.625 mg/kg for Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd respectively were found at University of Ibadan. The decreased in average mass of heavy metals obtained in University of Ilorin were found to be 1145. 75, 797.75, 219.625, 133.51, 58.25 and 23.125 mg/kg for Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd respectively. For Kwara State University, decrease in the following order; 778.5, 323.875, 259.375, 101.375, 34.375, and 4.625 mg/kg for Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and Cd respectively were found. Generally, the heavy metal concentrations decreases in the following order Mn>Zn>Pb>Ni>Cu>Cd for all the three sites.

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“…Iron (Fe) content in alluvial soils at El-Saff reached 16.6% in the surface deposit which irrigated with liquid industrial wastes (Rabie and Abd El-Sabour 1999) and Ni recorded 55.3 ppm in alluvial soils at El-Fayoum (El-Sayed and Hegazy 1993). Mohamed et al (2013) pointed out the overload of dust fall with about 3. 30, 26.46, 22.33, 235.00, 4.53, and 3.80 ppm of As, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, and Hg; respectively around Assiut Fertilizer Plant.…”

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Geochemical characteristics of agricultural soils, Assiut governorate, Egypt

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Background: The geochemical investigation of agricultural soil is a great demand because of its help in the characterization of soil and its suitability for cultivation. The urbanization, cultivation, and industrial activities at Assiut Governorate have adversely impacted the chemical composition of soil, especially its content of heavy metals. The study area includes El-Madabgh sewage station and many big industries; cement, fertilizers, and pharmaceutical. Results: The Nile Valley soils are very comparable in composition and composed mainly of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Fe 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO, and TiO 2 which represent about 88% of its chemical composition. The chemical composition gave an indication about the mineralogical assemblage of soil; quartz, clay minerals, and calcite. The results pointed to the mixed source (geogenic and anthropogenic) of Fe, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Zr, and Cr and the anthropogenic source of As, Pb, and Cd (especially phosphatic fertilizers) in the studied soil. Conclusion: The studied soil chemistry affected mainly by the agricultural practices (application of fertilizers, pesticides, manure, and wastewater irrigation), industrial inputs, and atmospheric deposition. Generally, the Egyptian soil needs more geochemical studies to monitor its quality and enhance of its productivity.

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A Study of Heavy Metals in the Dust Fall around Assiut Fertilizer Plant

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Evaluation of some heavy metals loading in dust fall of three universities motor parks in Western Nigeria

Evaluation of some heavy metals loading in dust fall of three universities motor parks in Western Nigeria

Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Dust Fall from Three Universities' Motor Parks in Nigeria

Geochemical characteristics of agricultural soils, Assiut governorate, Egypt

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