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Environmental Assessment of Soil and plants pollution Caused by industrial activities at Abou-Zaabal Area in Egypt
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Arabic :
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التقييم البيئي التربة والنبات الناتج عن النشاط الصناعي بمنطقة أبو زعبل- مصر
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| Abstract |
This study aims to evaluate the environmental impacts of dust and fumes of the superphosphate fertilizer factory at Abou-Zaabal area El-Kaluobia governorate on soil and plants of Ezbet-Shokry, which is located at the south side of the factory Therefore, surface and subsurface soil samples as well as plant samples were collected from twelve sites at different distances from the factory. Each plant sample was divided into two supsamples. one was washed with distilled water and the other was left unwashed.
Obtained data of available phosphorus, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, and Cr as well as soluble S, Ca and Mg in surface and subsurface soil sample show a negative pronounced effect for the distance faraway the factory on their accumulation in the soil.
How ever subsurface soil layers was encountered, which may be due to the variety of grown plant and the irrigation status.
Pronounced difference in phosphorous,K,S,Fe,Mn,Zn,Cu,Pb,Ni,Cr and B total contents between the washed and unwashed plant samples were observed.
Concentration of surface and both phosphorus and K was superior in the cabbage and colocassia plant levels, respectively, as compared with their accumulation in the other concerned plants.
Therefore, the damage or the burning spots on the leaves of these plants may be attributed to the sulfur oxide fumes emitting from the factory. No significant differences in the concentration of the heavy metals with plant variety were observed, However concentration of there heavy metals in plant tissue did not reach phytotoxic levels
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2005
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| Availability location |
Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, ARC
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Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI)
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| Agris Categories |
Soil fertility
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AGROVOC
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Environmental impact assessment.
Heavy metals.
Phosphate fertilizers.
Plants.
Soil pollution.
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Journal
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