Determination of trace elements in soil and plants in the Orontes basin of Syria by using instrumental neutron activation analysis

Kassem, Abdallah; Sarheel, A.; Alsomel, N.

doi:10.1007/s10967-004-0475-x

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“…The faults and cracks that accompanied the formation of the coastal chain helped increase the porosity of the rocks and the presence of caves and underground rivers in the area. Also, heavy rains, high slopes and sometimes lack of vegetation in some places have increased the erosion and degradation of coastal soils (Kassem and Sarhil 2011). Soil deterioration, frequent heavy rains and floods have helped to transport organic and inorganic materials from domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes to the coastal plain and seashore, where protected agriculture is common.…”

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“…Soil deterioration, frequent heavy rains and floods have helped to transport organic and inorganic materials from domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes to the coastal plain and seashore, where protected agriculture is common. This movement of pollutants has led to the deterioration of surface and groundwater quality and as a consequence the deterioration of the quality of soil and agricultural products in the region (Kassem 2004).…”

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Investigation of Groundwater Potential within the Coastal and the Orontes Basins in Syria by Using Remote Sensing, Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

BEKRI

Hoşkan

2023

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Water is the basis of human life. The importance of water is increasing in regions with limited water resources such as Mediterranean basin countries. But unfortunately water is the most important natural resource at risk today. This is due to industrial development, climate change, population growth, continued agricultural expansion aimed at increasing production to meet the permanent demand for food products. So sustainable use of groundwater resources in an area is required and the development of a sensible groundwater potential model is needed. Such studies can provide information about the groundwater potential area and the determination of productive well locations in the study area. This can reduce the extra labor and time required. This study used remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and analytical hierarchy processes (AHP) in order to map the Orontes and Coastal basins in Syria and investigate their groundwater potential. For this purpose, five groundwater occurrence and movement controlling parameters (Geology, rainfall, slope, drainage density and soil) were prepared and transformed into raster data using QGIS software. These five thematic layers were allocated weights proportional to their importance according to the expert’s opinions. Furthermore, the final normalized weights of these layers were estimated using a pairwise comparison matrix of the AHP. Weights were determined to be 22.22% for geology, 49.93% for precipitation, 10.49% for slope, 8.83% for drainage density, and finally 8.53% for soil. Using ArcGIS software, weighted overlay technique was used to combine layers to create a groundwater potential zones map of study area. Four regions were identified on the final map: very good, good, moderate, and poor, representing 6.61%, 43.97%, 35.01% and 14.41% of the study area, respectively.

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Section: Fig 2 Orontes and Coastal Basins And Their Locationmentioning

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Section: Fig 2 Orontes and Coastal Basins And Their Locationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigation of Groundwater Potential within the Coastal and the Orontes Basins in Syria by Using Remote Sensing, Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

BEKRI

Hoşkan

2023

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“…This indicates that present Sb ranges were not elevated and hence can be considered the background level in the topsoils and mangrove sediments in Peninsular Malaysia. Kassem et al (2004) reported that the Sb values ranged from 0.011 to 0.026 mg/kg dry weight in olive, eggplant, alfalfa, and cabbage leaves were grown in the Orontes River basin. Their data were significantly lower than those of the three parts in C. asiatica from the present study.…”

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Ecological–Health Risk of Antimony and Arsenic in Centella asiatica, Topsoils, and Mangrove Sediments: A Case Study of Peninsular Malaysia

Yap

Tan²,

Cheng³

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The current study assessed the ecological–health risks of potentially toxic arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) in the vegetable Centella asiatica, topsoils, and mangrove sediments sampled from Peninsular Malaysia. The As concentrations ranged from 0.21 to 4.33, 0.18 to 1.83, and 1.32 to 20.8 mg/kg dry weight, for the leaves, stems, and roots of the vegetable, respectively. The ranges of Sb concentrations were 0.31–0.62, 0.12–0.35, and 0.64–1.61 mg/kg dry weight, for leaves, stems, and roots of the vegetable, respectively. The children’s target hazard quotient (THQ) values indicated no non-carcinogenic risks of As and Sb in both leaves and stems, although children’s THQ values were higher than those in adults. The calculated values of estimated weekly intake were lower than established provisional tolerable weekly intake of As and Sb for both children and adult consumers. The carcinogenic risk (CR) values of As for children’s intake of leaves and stems of vegetables showed more public concern than those of adults. The levels of Sb and As in the topsoils were generally higher (although not significantly) than those in the mangrove sediments, resulting in a higher geoaccumulation index, contamination factor and ecological risk, hazard index, THQ, and CR values. This indicated that the anthropogenic sources of Sb and As originated from the land-based activities before reaching the mangrove near the coast. The CR of As signifies a dire need for comprehensive ecological–health risks exposure studies, as dietary intake involves more than just vegetable consumption. Therefore, risk management for As and Sb in Malaysia is highly recommended. The present findings of the ecological–health risks of As and Sb based on 2010–2012 samples can be used as an important baseline for future reference and comparison.

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“…The major route for entering toxic elements into living organisms is via the food chain, from water to fresh or processed foods, which is considered very serious for the biology and health of man and animals, being a problem of global concern [7], [8]. Focusing in Malaysia, several studies have reported a high level of arsenic concentration in the Langat River, which provides drinking water almost to a one-third population in the Selangor State.…”

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Comparative Study between Imprinted Polymer Technology and Economic Adsorption Methodologies for the Removal of Arsenic Species from Water

Samah

2021

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Among the various arsenic sources in the environment, water may pose the greatest threat to human health. Arsenic and its compounds are known to have adverse health effects on humans, including skin cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and lung cancer, as well as vascular diseases of the legs and feet. There are a few separation methods that have been studied to remove arsenic species from water. Methods to remove arsenic species such as adsorption and ion exchange, coagulation and flocculation and membrane filtration have been developed to remove arsenic species from water. However, certain separation methods require a sophisticated equipment and are too expensive. From the different possible methods, this review is based in adsorption studies using imprinted polymer technology and economic sorbents as a media to remove arsenic from water. The details of adsorption processes for imprinted polymer technology have been discussed briefly and the comparative properties for arsenic species removal using different types of sorbents has been addressed significantly for being a user-friendly, highly extended and inexpensive methodology. However, a few drawbacks for each sorbent have been determined and the details was included in this review.

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Determination of trace elements in soil and plants in the Orontes basin of Syria by using instrumental neutron activation analysis

Cited by 15 publications

References 6 publications

Investigation of Groundwater Potential within the Coastal and the Orontes Basins in Syria by Using Remote Sensing, Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Investigation of Groundwater Potential within the Coastal and the Orontes Basins in Syria by Using Remote Sensing, Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Ecological–Health Risk of Antimony and Arsenic in Centella asiatica, Topsoils, and Mangrove Sediments: A Case Study of Peninsular Malaysia

Comparative Study between Imprinted Polymer Technology and Economic Adsorption Methodologies for the Removal of Arsenic Species from Water

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