Detecting some heavy metals in recycledsewage in Latakia Countryside


Abstract in English

This study deals with identifying some heavy metals (Pb,Zn,Ni) concentration in the recycledsewage in Latakia Countryside which is resulting from three treatment plants distributed over (Hebbeit, Al-Harah, MarjMoairban),2011.This research uses the Electro Thermal Atomization-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (ETA-AAS) technique in determining of heavy metal elements mentioned above. This research shows a higher concentration of Zn-element (2.798 mg/L) in all treatment plants and in all seasons compared with the concentration of other elements, while Ni and Pb have recorded low concentrations (0.351, 0.243) mg/ℓ, respectively. The statistical study has demonstrated that there is a correlation varying from positive high to positive low, and sometimes to negative highs and lows, this gives clear indications for resources of pollution.

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