QE35 : Assessment of the concentration and origin of heavy mextal the with special reference to local formation in bed load Haraz river
Thesis > Central Library of Shahrood University > Geosciences > MSc > 2010
Authors:
Reza Naeimi [Author], Farajollah Ferdoust[Supervisor], Hadi Ghorbani[Advisor]
Abstarct: In this study, the concentration of heavy mextals (As.Cd,Co,Cr,Cu,Mn,Ni,Pb,V,Zn) in sediments of Noorroud latrine basin and determination of their probable source have been surveyed according to the kind of geological formation of the studied area. Latrine basin of Noorroud with the extent of 130025 hectare has directed to south of Noor and southwest of Amol . In this thesis after studying the researches previously done about the surveyed topic in Iran and the rest of the world using maps, reports, field observations, studying thin sections and determination of heavy minerals of sediments, the geological traits of the studied area has been surveyed. To study the relation between heavy mextals and geological units in the region, in addition to chemical analysis of sediments by ICP-MS technique, samples were tested by the experiments like granulometry, pH determination, and determination of organic matter percentage, too. Geochemical factors which had studied in this research are Coefficient of Correlation, Enrichment Factor (EF), Geo Accumulation Index, Contamination Factor(CF) and Contamination Degree (Cd), Cluster Analysis (CA), and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The sediment granulometry of this basin revealed that sand was formed the most part of the sediments and following that gravel and clay (fine grained ingredients) were formed , respectively. Organic matters of sediments were in the range between 2.6% (sample B5) to 11.4% (sample n3), while pH of all of the samples which are alkaline, reveal just 75% change. Sample analysis revealed that As, Cd, Co, Mn, Pb, V, Zn, with concentration of 13.32(ppm), 0.61(ppm), 15.38(ppm), 782.6(ppm), 22.94(ppm), 107(ppm), 121(ppm) respectively, show some amounts more than global average sediment. Cadmium and arsenic with 3.58 and 1.7 times show the most increases .Enrichment Factor of elements revealed all the elements except cadmium (EF=2.25) have the enrichment from low to no enrichment. Geo accumulation index for all of elements except cadmium (Igco=1.07) and arsenic (Igco=0.17) hve the negative amounts which means they are without contamination. Contamination factor of elements and contamination degree of sediments by having the average amounts as 0<Cf<1 and Cd<6 reveal low-contamination to no-contamination. According to the results of this project all the surveyed elements concentrations ascribed to the topology and geological units of the region. Observed abundances in As and Cd was related to the ability of shale and sandstone sediments of shemshak formation in primary accumulation of this materials.
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