“…In another study of metal concentration from drilling waste discharges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ba, Zn, Ni, Mn, Cr, Cd, and Pb concentrations analysed by Atomic Regarding the concentration of these heavy metals, it was presented that the order of growth of such chemical elements was Pb>Cu>Fe>Cd>Ni and Zn [34,35]. The specific hazards associated with these metals (Pb, Ni, Fe, Zn, Cd, and Cu) in the environment are not the only pollution but also their persistence in nature and bioaccumulation through food chain [36]. A study was conducted in Kaduna state, Nigeria, on heavy metal content and physicochemical properties of soils from solid waste dumpsites and concentrations of 7 different heavy metals were in the range of 19.0-5741.0 mg/kg, which are in close agreement with our results of analysis of 15 different metals [37].…”