Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Radionuclides, and their Health Implications: A Case Study for Murree, Pakistan
Mavia Anjum Mavia Anjum,
Naila Siddique Naila Siddique,
Hannan Younis Hannan Younis
et al.
Abstract:Soil pollution is directly related to the urbanization of an area. Murree is a renowned tourist attraction in Pakistan. In recent years, Murree has been developing rapidly, raising pollution levels. In this study, elemental analysis of soil from urban areas of Murree was performed using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and an elemental analyzer, while the activities of naturally occurring radionuclides (NORMs) were also measured using Gamma Spectrometry. It was found that the … Show more
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