Assessment of the Toxic Metals Pollution of Soil and Sediment in Zarafshon Valley, Northwest Tajikistan (Part II).

ABSTRACT: This study discusses contamination of soils and sediments with trace elements such as Mn, Ba, W, V, Co, Cr, Zn, Ni, As, Sb Hg as well as Th and U, the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on the distribution of elements and the ecological state of the Zarafshon Valley. The elemental composition of 116 soil and sediment samples were analyzed by the neutron activation analysis. The calculation of the geoaccumulation index (Igeo), contamination factor (CF) and pollution load index (PLI) showed that some places in the investigated region with developed the industrial zones (around mining and processing plants of "Anzob", "Konchoch", "Kumargi bolo" and "Mogiyon") are mostly polluted by As, Sb, Hg, and in rare cases, the high concentration of W and V were determine

SUBMITTER: Abdusamadzoda D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712287 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature