Open AccessMagnetic Particles Weight as an Indicator for Heavy Metals Concentration
Author(s) -
Sajjad Abbasi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
letters in applied nanobioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2284-6808
DOI - 10.33263/lianbs113.37703779
Subject(s) - environmental science , pollution , urbanization , contamination , heavy metals , sampling (signal processing) , sediment , environmental engineering , population , environmental resource management , environmental chemistry , ecology , engineering , environmental health , geology , chemistry , medicine , paleontology , filter (signal processing) , electrical engineering , biology
Due to the ever-increasing population growth, urbanization and industrial activity are essential for meeting the basic needs of households. Together with the resulting traffic load and ineffective waste disposal, these factors are the most important sources of environmental pollution in this century. Therefore, the concentration of contaminants should be regularly monitored to protect ecological and human health. The common analytical methods are time-consuming, expensive, and account for a potential source of contamination. In this study, Spearman correlation coefficient, cluster analysis, PMF model, and spatial analysis indicated that anthropogenic magnetic particle weight (MPW) indicates the heavy metal load originated from anthropogenic activity. Hence, it is introduced as a simple, rapid, and cost-effective method for monitoring heavy metal contamination in soil, dust together with bed and suspended sediment. Whenever limited background knowledge prevents planning a comprehensive environmental investigation, this method can be used as the first step for gaining a general insight towards the present status and organize ranked set sampling design.