“…Environmental pollution like drinking water and soil pollution by organic and inorganic materials is one of the most important issues in the world [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] . Before fertilizing the fruit gardens, average concentration of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in groundwater samples was 0.185, 0.579, 3.407, 0.238 and 2.490 µg/l, respectively, but, after the fertilization the mean concentration increased to 0.216, 0.717, 5.435, 0.435 and 4.652 µg/l, respectively.…”