The distribution of heavy metals in the Lower River Basin, Lebano

被引:13
作者
Nehme, Nada [1 ,2 ]
Haydar, Chaden [1 ,2 ]
Koubaissy, Bachar [1 ]
Fakih, Mohamad [1 ]
Awad, Sadek [1 ]
Toufaily, Joumana [1 ,4 ]
Villieras, Frederic [3 ]
Hamieh, Tayssir [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Lebanese Univ, Fac Sci 1, Lab Mat Catalysis Environm & Analyt Methods, Campus Rafic Hariri, Beirut, Lebanon
[2] Lebanese Univ Dekwaneh, Fac Agr Engn & Vet Med, Beirut, Lebanon
[3] LEM, UMR7569, Nancy, France
[4] Washington State Univ, Sch Mech & Mat Engn, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
来源
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIAL SCIENCES, CSM8-ISM5 | 2014年 / 55卷
关键词
LLRB; heavy metals; sediment; seasons; SEDIMENTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.phpro.2014.07.066
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The distributions of heavy metals were measured in the bed sediments of the Lower Litani River Basin (LLRB). The main objectives of this study were to identify possible sources of metals (i.e. geological and/or anthropogenic) and then to investigate the effect of the seasonal variations in content of metals in the bed sediments. The heavy metal concentrations in the river sediments were remarkably high according to the permissible limits. The metal contents in bed sediment were highest during dry seasons. This was accomplished by applying the correlation coefficient analysis applied to total heavy metal contents as a tool for studying metal pollution in the LLRB and their origins. It was useful to distinguish between anthropogenic and natural sources. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V.
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页码:456 / 463
页数:8
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