TY - JOUR
T1 - Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) leaves as biomonitors of atmospheric metal pollution in arid and semi-arid environments
AU - Al-Khashman, Omar Ali
AU - Al-Muhtaseb, Ala'A H.
AU - Ibrahim, Khalid A.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - The leaves of date palms were evaluated as a possible biomonitor of heavy metal contamination in Ma'an city, Jordan. Concentrations of (Fe), (Pb), (Zn), (Cu), (Ni), and (Cr) were determined in washed and unwashed leaves and soil samples collected from different sites with different degrees of metal contamination (urban, suburban, industrial, highway and rural sites); separate leaves were taken from outside the city to be used as a control sample. Samples collected from industrial sites were found to have high concentrations of all metals except those of Cu, Ni and Pb, which were found at high levels in the highway site samples which is associated with the road traffic. The difference between unwashed and washed samples showed that metal pollutants exist as contaminants, particularly Pb, Zn and Ni, which varied in concentration, depending on the source of the metal.
AB - The leaves of date palms were evaluated as a possible biomonitor of heavy metal contamination in Ma'an city, Jordan. Concentrations of (Fe), (Pb), (Zn), (Cu), (Ni), and (Cr) were determined in washed and unwashed leaves and soil samples collected from different sites with different degrees of metal contamination (urban, suburban, industrial, highway and rural sites); separate leaves were taken from outside the city to be used as a control sample. Samples collected from industrial sites were found to have high concentrations of all metals except those of Cu, Ni and Pb, which were found at high levels in the highway site samples which is associated with the road traffic. The difference between unwashed and washed samples showed that metal pollutants exist as contaminants, particularly Pb, Zn and Ni, which varied in concentration, depending on the source of the metal.
KW - Arid environment
KW - Atmospheric deposition
KW - Biomonitoring
KW - Date palm leaves
KW - Heavy metals
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.045
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.045
M3 - Article
C2 - 21421278
AN - SCOPUS:79955081802
SN - 0269-7491
VL - 159
SP - 1635
EP - 1640
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
IS - 6
ER -