Water-soluble species and heavy metal contamination of the petroleum refinary area, Jordan

The levels of lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, aluminum, chromium, and iron in street dust, soil, and plants in the Jordanian petroleum refinery were determined using flame and graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Major cations (Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+) and anions (F-, Cl-, N...

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Published in:	Journal of environmental monitoring Vol. 4; no. 6; p. 990
Main Authors:	Momani, Kamal A, Jaradat, Qasem M, Jbarah, Abed El-Aziz Q, Omari, Ayed A, Al-Momani, Idrees F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-12-2002
Subjects:	Cities Dust Environmental Pollutants - analysis Industry Jordan Metals, Heavy - analysis Petroleum Plants Soil Pollutants - analysis Solubility Spectrophotometry, Atomic Jordan
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Summary:	The levels of lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, aluminum, chromium, and iron in street dust, soil, and plants in the Jordanian petroleum refinery were determined using flame and graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Major cations (Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+) and anions (F-, Cl-, NO3-, SO4(2-), and Br-) were also determined using suppression mode ion chromatography. Generally, higher levels of the heavy metals studied were found in street dust samples than in soil samples. On the other hand, except Cl-, and Li+ ions, other anions and cations showed higher concentrations in soil than in street dust samples. For plant samples, unwashed samples showed higher levels of heavy metals than their washed counterparts, indicating that dust fall is a source of heavy metal contamination.
ISSN:	1464-0325
DOI:	10.1039/b206948m