Heavy metals distribution in the Dead Sea black mud, Jordan
Joint Authors
al-Hasan, Tayel
Auaydeh, Samer
al-Nawayisah, Khalid Madd Allah
Mumani, Kamal
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 1(s) (31 Dec. 2009), pp.50-59, 10 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2009-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The concentrations of trace metals (Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn, Co, Cr, Cu and Pb) were investigated in the Dead Sea black mud and river sediments in the northern basin of the Dead Sea region, Jordan.
The pH of the mud was slightly above 8 while it was around 6 for the seawater.
All analyzed heavy metal content in the black mud, except Pb, was less than their contents in other types of mud.
This might be due to the effect of the mildly acidic pH of seawater, which would enhance the metal solubility or incorporation within salt mineral structure, rather than precipitation.
The sequential extraction results showed that Ni and Co transferred into the carbonate fraction, Mn is found mostly as manganese-iron oxide, and the residual phase contained Cr, Cu, Fe and Pb.
This study illustrated that the black mud had low heavy metal contents, thus indicating low toxicity.
Additionally, it shows insignificance effect of the mixing of freshwater with seawater on the heavy metal contents in the black mud.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mumani, Kamal& al-Hasan, Tayel& Auaydeh, Samer& al-Nawayisah, Khalid Madd Allah. 2009. Heavy metals distribution in the Dead Sea black mud, Jordan. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 1(s), pp.50-59.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mumani, Kamal…[et al.]. Heavy metals distribution in the Dead Sea black mud, Jordan. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 2, no. 1 (Dec. 2009), pp.50-59.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mumani, Kamal& al-Hasan, Tayel& Auaydeh, Samer& al-Nawayisah, Khalid Madd Allah. Heavy metals distribution in the Dead Sea black mud, Jordan. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2009. Vol. 2, no. 1(s), pp.50-59.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 59
Record ID
BIM-266032