Open AccessASSESSMENT OF METAL POLLUTION IN WATER AND SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF GORANCHAY RIVER
Author(s) -
S.Sh. Mammadzada,
F.Y. Humbatov,
I.I. Mustafayev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kimya problemləri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2522-1655
pISSN - 2221-8688
DOI - 10.32737/2221-8688-2021-2-84-93
Subject(s) - enrichment factor , sediment , pollution , metal , environmental chemistry , atomic absorption spectroscopy , contamination , chemistry , surface water , heavy metals , mineralogy , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental science , geology , environmental engineering , geomorphology , ecology , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , biology
Concentration of metals in water and sediment samples from Goranchay River was examined to obtain information about metal pollution. Also, 6 surface sediments and water samples were collected from sampling points and analyzed for metals (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sr, Ba, Pb) using Varian model Spectra AA 220 FS atomic absorption spectrometer. The average concentration of examined metals at the same sampling locations was in line with the order of Ca>Fe>Mg>K>Na>Mn>V>Zn>Ni>Cr>Cu>Co>Pb in sediment samples. Single element pollution index values, including geo-accumulation index (Igeo), contamination factor (CF) and enrichment factor (EF), were used to evaluate contamination with metals in the examined sediment samples.