Determination of Different Trace Heavy Metals in Ground Water of South West Bank/Palestine by ICP/MS

Malassa, Husam; Al-Qutob, Mutaz; Al‐Khatib, Mahmoud A.; Al‐Rimawi, Fuad

doi:10.4236/jep.2013.48096

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“…Being a mining environment for bauxite, it is unsurprising to observe levels of Al which are in excess of WHO standard. Generally, the existence of heavy metals in ground water is in the form of colloidal, particulate or dissolved phases with either natural of anthropogenic origin [21]. It should be noted that the quality of ground water sources are affected by the characteristics of the media through which water passes to the ground water zone of saturation [21] [22].…”

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Comprehensive Assessment of Groundwater Quality around a Major Mining Company in Southern Sierra Leone

Massally¹,

Sheriff²,

Kaitibi³

et al. 2017

JWARP

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Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030 is Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since developing countries especially in Africa would struggle to meet this target, this study was conceived. Hence, the study was designed to assess the water quality for physiochemical parameters around a mined out site in southern Sierra Leone with the view to determine their levels, determine related associations among indicators and explore environmental forensic options. A finite population correction factor was used to identify fifty (50) groundwater sources from one hundred and fifty two (152) in nine (9) sections of Moriba Town, in Moyamba District, Sierra Leone which constitute the sample size. The study assessed sixteen (16) High values with significant variance of water quality indicators of physical to chemical ratio were observed for pH, temperature, electrical conductivity (EC) and total dissolved solids (TDS) but no such observation was noted for turbidity. On the whole, the water quality was judged to be good, although more pro active actions were encouraged by the local people and the mining company so as to reduce contamination in some areas.

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Comprehensive Assessment of Groundwater Quality around a Major Mining Company in Southern Sierra Leone

Massally¹,

Sheriff²,

Kaitibi³

et al. 2017

JWARP

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“…Fe often occurs naturally in groundwater; high concentrations can be associated with the presence of igneous rock minerals. High concentrations can also result from the dissociation of the ferrous components of the borehole and hand pump [15]. Within the Kahe catchment, in both wet and dry season, the Cluster D (S22, S23, S24, and S25) in the west and sites of the Cluster B (S13) and Cluster C (S19) in the east had elevated levels of Fe, greater than 0.3 mg/L.…”

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Impacts of Emerging Agricultural Practices on Groundwater Quality in Kahe Catchment, Tanzania

Lwimbo

Komakech

Muzuka

2019

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This paper assesses the impacts of farmers’ intensive use of agrochemicals (fertilizers and pesticides) on groundwater quality in the Kahe catchment. Samples were collected during the wet and dry seasons of the year 2018 and analyzed for the presence of agrochemicals in the water. Groundwater chemistry was dominated by magnesium-sodium-bicarbonate (Mg-Na-HCO3−). The cations levels were in the trend of Mg2+ >Na+ > Ca2+ > K+, whereas anions were HCO3− > Cl− > SO42− for both seasons. The NO3− had an average value of about 18.40 ± 4.04 and 7.6 ± 1.7 mg/L in the wet and dry season, respectively. Elevated levels of nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, and ammonium were found in water samples collected near the large-scale sugarcane plantation in the catchment. For both seasons, Pb, Cd, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu concentrations averaged approximately 0.08 ± 0.03, 0.11 ± 0.03, 0.16 ± 0.02, 0.11 ± 0.01, 0.46 ± 0.05, and 0.55 ± 0.02 mg/L, respectively. On the other hand, the concentrations were higher in shallow wells than in the deep boreholes. Pesticides’ residues were below the detection limit in all sampled groundwater. The findings from this study provide important information for intervention in groundwater quality management in Kahe Catchment, Tanzania.

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“…The selection of the appropriate treatment process is determined by wastewater characteristics, plus environmental and economic considerations [11][12][13]. Indiscriminate discharge of untreated or poorly treated domestic and industrial wastewater effluents are major contributors to surface water pollution with its attendant problems such as increased biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and nutrient loading, which in turn may have adverse effects on public health and environmental conservation [14][15].…”

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Physicochemical Properties of Wastewater in Three Typical South African Sewage Works

Agoro

Okoh

Adefisoye

et al. 2018

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The physicochemical qualities of the effluent samples of three municipal sewage treatment plants in the Eastern Cape of South Africa were evaluated from September 2015 to February 2016 using standard methods. The physicochemical parameters assessed include pH, temperature, total dissolved solid (TDS), turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), alkalinity, dissolved oxygen (DO), free chlorine, chloride, sulphate, phosphate, ammonium, and electrical conductivity (EC). The results of the evaluation were as follows: temperature (19-36ºC), EC (60-1,095 mS/m), alkalinity (2.6-20.9 mg/L), nitrate (0.24-26.5 mg/L), nitrite (0.01-90 mg/L), phosphate (0.02-5.12 mg/L), ammonium (0.06-112 mg/L), sulphate (3-72 mg/L), chloride (3.25-224 mg/L), COD (17-394 mg/L), and turbidity (1.96-715 NTU). Free chlorine concentrations and DO were within the recommended limits for most of the sampling period and ranged between 0.17-0.48 mg/L and 0.19-21.9 mg/L, respectively. Also, the pH, phosphate, sulphate, and free chlorine concentrations were within acceptable limits, while EC, temperature, TDS, turbidity, COD, chloride, ammonium, nitrate, and nitrite did not conform to recommended limits. We conclude that these municipal sewage plants are sources of pollution to their respective receiving watersheds and threats to public and environmental health.

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Determination of Different Trace Heavy Metals in Ground Water of South West Bank/Palestine by ICP/MS

Cited by 44 publications

References 14 publications

Comprehensive Assessment of Groundwater Quality around a Major Mining Company in Southern Sierra Leone

Comprehensive Assessment of Groundwater Quality around a Major Mining Company in Southern Sierra Leone

Impacts of Emerging Agricultural Practices on Groundwater Quality in Kahe Catchment, Tanzania

Physicochemical Properties of Wastewater in Three Typical South African Sewage Works

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