Assessment of heavy metal contamination in roadside surface soil and vegetation from the West Bank

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Swaileh, KM
Hussein, RM
Abu-Elhaj, S
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[1] Birzeit Univ, Dept Biol & Biochem, Birzeit, Palestine, Israel
[2] Birzeit Univ, Ctr Environm & Occupat Hlth Sci, Birzeit, Palestine, Israel
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10.1007/s00244-003-3045-2
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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Concentrations of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Cr) were investigated in roadside surface soil and the common perennial herb inula (Inula viscosa L., Compositae). Samples were collected at different distances (0-200 m) perpendicular to a main road that connects two main cities in the West Bank. Average concentrations of metals in soil samples were: Pb, 87.4; Cd, 0.27; Cu, 60.4; Zn, 82.2; Fe, 15,700; Mn, 224; Ni, 18.9; and Cr, 42.4 mug (.) g(-1). In plant leaves, concentrations were: Pb, 7 25; Cd, 0.10; Cu, 10.6; Zn, 47.6; Fe, 730; Mn, 140; Ni, 4.87; and Cr, 7.03 mug (.) g(-1). Roadside contamination was obvious by the significant negative correlations between concentrations of metals in soil and plant samples and distance from road edge. Only cadmium concentrations in soil and plant samples were not associated with roadside pollution. Roadside contamination in plants and soil did not extend much beyond a 20 m distance from road. I. viscosa reflected roadside contamination better than soil and their metal concentrations showed much less fluctuations than those in soil samples. Washing plant leaves decreased Pb and Fe concentrations significantly, indicating a significant aerial deposition of both. I. viscosa can be considered as a good biomonitor for roadside metal pollution.
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