Heavy metals in brick kiln located area using atomic absorption spectrophotometer: A case study from the city of Peshawar, Pakistan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 409-420

  Ishaq, M ^a   Khan, Murad Ali ^b   Jan, F Akbar ^a   Ahmad, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrophotometer; Brick kiln; Heavy metals; Plant; Soil

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CONCENTRATION OF; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HUMAN LIVES; LOW-GRADE COAL; PAKISTAN; PLANT; PLANT SAMPLES; RAPID CONSTRUCTION; SOIL SAMPLE; URBAN CENTERS;

ABSORPTION; ATOMS; BRICK; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FURNACES; KILNS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLLUTION; SOILS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ZINC;

BRICKMAKING;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CASE STUDY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; POLLUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM; CERAMICS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEATING; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; PAKISTAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; ZINC;

NORTH WEST FRONTIER; PAKISTAN; PESHAWAR;

EID: 77954141856     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1011-9     Document Type: Article

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