Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt
Areas contaminated by heavy metals were identified in the El-Gharbia Governorate (District) of Egypt. Identification used remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as the main research tools. Digital Elevation Models (DEM), Landsat 8 and contour maps were used to map physiographic u...
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doaj-1e949336277f434192a002ceb9d2984a2021-07-02T01:53:46ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management1648-68971822-41992016-08-0124310.3846/16486897.2016.1184152Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of EgyptMohamed S. Shokr0Ahmed A. El Baroudy1Michael A. Fullen2Talaat R. El-Beshbeshy3Ramadan R. Ali4Abd Elhalim5Antonio J. T. Guerra6Maria C. O. Jorge7Soils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt; The University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UKSoils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptThe University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UKSoils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptSoils and Water Use Department, National Research Centre, Giza, EgyptSoils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptDepartment of Geography, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDepartment of Geography, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Areas contaminated by heavy metals were identified in the El-Gharbia Governorate (District) of Egypt. Identification used remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as the main research tools. Digital Elevation Models (DEM), Landsat 8 and contour maps were used to map physiographic units. Nine soil profiles were sampled in different physiographic units in the study area. Geochemical analysis of the 33 soil samples was conducted using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF). Vanadium (V), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) concentrations were measured. V, Ni and Cr concentrations exceeded recommended safety values in all horizons of the soil profiles, while Cu had a variable distribution. Zn concentrations slightly exceeded recommended concentration limits. Concentrations were mapped in each physiographic unit using the inverse distance weighted (IDW) function of Arc-GIS 10.1 software. Pollution levels were closely associated with industry and urban areas. http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/1751soil contaminationx-ray fluorescence spectrometryremote sensinggeographical information systemsMiddle Nile DeltaEgypt |
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Mohamed S. Shokr Ahmed A. El Baroudy Michael A. Fullen Talaat R. El-Beshbeshy Ramadan R. Ali Abd Elhalim Antonio J. T. Guerra Maria C. O. Jorge Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management soil contamination x-ray fluorescence spectrometry remote sensing geographical information systems Middle Nile Delta Egypt |
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Mohamed S. Shokr Ahmed A. El Baroudy Michael A. Fullen Talaat R. El-Beshbeshy Ramadan R. Ali Abd Elhalim Antonio J. T. Guerra Maria C. O. Jorge |
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Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt |
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Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt |
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Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt |
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Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt |
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Mapping of heavy metal contamination In alluvial soils of the Middle Nile Delta of Egypt |
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mapping of heavy metal contamination in alluvial soils of the middle nile delta of egypt |
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
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Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management |
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1648-6897 1822-4199 |
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Areas contaminated by heavy metals were identified in the El-Gharbia Governorate (District) of Egypt. Identification used remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as the main research tools. Digital Elevation Models (DEM), Landsat 8 and contour maps were used to map physiographic units. Nine soil profiles were sampled in different physiographic units in the study area. Geochemical analysis of the 33 soil samples was conducted using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF). Vanadium (V), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) concentrations were measured. V, Ni and Cr concentrations exceeded recommended safety values in all horizons of the soil profiles, while Cu had a variable distribution. Zn concentrations slightly exceeded recommended concentration limits. Concentrations were mapped in each physiographic unit using the inverse distance weighted (IDW) function of Arc-GIS 10.1 software. Pollution levels were closely associated with industry and urban areas.
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soil contamination x-ray fluorescence spectrometry remote sensing geographical information systems Middle Nile Delta Egypt |
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