Total suspended particulate matter (TSP) and its associated heavy metals in atmosphere on the western coast of Saudi Arabia

• Autorzy: Basahi J.M. , Ismail I.M. , Hassan I.A. , Almeelbi T. , Haiba N.S. , Hammam E.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Total suspended particulates (TSP) in ambient air of three sites representing a gradient transect of urbanization along the western coast of Saudi Arabia were collected and their heavy metal contents were analyzed. The sampling was conducted at three sites simultaneously between 16 June to 7 July 2013, 17 September to 1 October 2013 (summer), and 23 December 2013 to 30 January 2014 (winter). The concentration of TSP was very high in ambient air of the two northern sites, ranging between 73 and 883 µg m⁻³ in the far northern site (Rayes, industrial) which is located south to Yanbu industrial city, and it was between 64 and 251 µg m⁻³ in the other site (Rabegh, urban). The southern site (Abhur, residential) showed relatively lower levels of TSP (ranging between 54 and 339 µg m⁻³). TSPs were also analyzed for 11 heavy metals (Al, Ca, Cu, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, Cr, K, and V) using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. The Fe, Km and Zn concentrations were higher than other elements and they differed significantly among the studied areas. The present study showed that the concentrations of measured elements decreased in the order of industrial > urban > residential.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 26
• Numer: 5
• Opis fizyczny: p.2419-2424,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Basahi J.M.

• Air Pollution Laboratory (APL), Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589., Jeddah KSA
• Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

autor

Ismail I.M.

• Air Pollution Laboratory (APL), Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589., Jeddah KSA

autor

Hassan I.A.

• Air Pollution Laboratory (APL), Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589., Jeddah KSA
• Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

autor

Almeelbi T.

• Air Pollution Laboratory (APL), Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589., Jeddah KSA
• Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

autor

Haiba N.S.

• Department of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, Egypt

autor

Hammam E.

• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15244/pjoes/69102