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Distribution of hydrocarbons and heavy metals pollutants in groundwater and sediments from northwestern Libya

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Title Distribution of hydrocarbons and heavy metals pollutants in groundwater and sediments from northwestern Libya
 
Creator Nour, Hamdy El Sayed
 
Subject Groundwater
Heavy metals
Petroleum hydrocarbons
Pollutants
Sediments
 
Description 993-999
Concentrations of TPH, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu, Mn, Cd and Mo were determined in groundwater and sediments collected from three sites (Sobratah, Al Ajaylat and Al Jmayl) in northwestern Libya. Present study show that Al Jmayl site is suffered from existence hydrocarbons and heavy metals pollutants. Al Jmayl groundwater has TPH, Cd, Pb, Ni, Mo and Mn content exceed than permissible levels of WHO by (11.6, 27.6, 15, 5.5, 2.85 and 2.3 times) respectively. Also, Al Jmayl sediments recorded the highest levels of TPH, Cd, Pb, Ni and Mn than other two sites. On the other hand, Al Ajaylat groundwater is not polluted by hydrocarbons, and it shows relatively less polluted by some heavy metals. Procured data show strong relationship between the distribution of hydrocarbons in both groundwater and sediments, and also with some heavy metals. Al Jmayl well may be exposed to indirect pollution by petroleum leakage from fuel station tanks near to well.
 
Date 2016-07-21T04:56:47Z
2016-07-21T04:56:47Z
2015-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/jspui/handle/123456789/34845
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.44(07) [July 2015]