Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4397
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2375-4397
+44 1223 790975
Rahib Hussain, Seema Anjum Khattak, Ayed Hussain and Shehla Sattar
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research-CAS, China
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Fedral Urdu University of Art, Science and Technology, Pakistan
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pollut Eff Cont
This study exposes the extent of contaminations and natural disturbance in soil and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) crops with potential health and ecological impacts caused by metals contaminated industrial waste water to surrounding environment. By exploring the extent of metals contamination the study find out the role of geochemical, geostatistical and geospatial inter and intra elemental relationship in soil and tobacco crops. By exploring the relation between and soil and Tobacco crops, a total of 51 samples were collected, pass through acid digestion and analyzed for thirteen major and toxic metals through atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS 700). Geochemical results showed that the concentration of major and toxic elements in target area was exotically higher than the background areas (control area) with possible percentile (%) variations of 65.7, 27.5, 72.8, 7.5, 56.7, 54.26 23.95, 31.56, 39.3, 22.04, 48.92, 34.11 and 42.6 for Chromium, Cadmium, lead, Nickle, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Sodium, Calcium and Potassium respectively. Meanwhile transfer ratio from soil to tobacco crops are 1.64, 5.99, 3.39, 7.59, 7.40, 6.01, 9.29, 1.12, 13.72, 16.37, 1.7, 7.72 and 36.56 (%) respectively. By integrating geochemical and geospatial analysis hereby provide a mobility evidence of metals in the environment. Geostatistical techniques provide scientific evidence and magnitude of toxic and major elements in soils and tobacco crops. All the geostatistical techniques are coherent with each other and can +90 % reliable, except enrichment factor, which were not compatible with these methods. However geospatial analysis proved the mobility of metals in environment. Thus geochemical, geostatistical and geospatial analysis show that industrial discharge are responsible for hyper accumulation of major and toxic elements in soils and tobacco crops and their mobility causes severe ecological and health problems. The study recommends the prohibition of tobacco cultivation and processing. It calls for regular supervision of industrial contamination and its instant remediation through national and international agencies thereby reducing soil contaminations through economic feasibility and in a reasonable time frame.
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