Environmental Monitoring of Heavy Metals Status in Semiarid Lands of Northeastern Algeria

Authors

Rania Gacem, Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Applications, Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Echahid Cheikh Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa, 12000, Algeria.Follow
Hana Souahi, Laboratory of Plant Biology, Department Biology of Living Beings, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Nature and Life Sciences, Echahid Cheikh Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa 12002, Algeria.Follow
Chemseddine Fehdi, Laboratory of Water and Environment ,Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Echahid Cheikh Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa 12002, Algeria.Follow
Abderrezzeq Chebout, Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Applications, Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Echahid Cheikh Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa, 12000, Algeria.Follow

Abstract

With the rapid development of industry, heavy metal contamination is becoming among the most important environmental problems causing worldwide concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of soil heavy metal pollution in the semi-arid areas of Northeast Algeria. To evaluate the ecological state of soils, we investigated fifteen sites. The level of heavy metals (HMs) toxicity and soil characteristics likr pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter, calcium carbonate, calcium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium were assessed during this study. The results showed that the mean values of heavy metals were as follows in ppm: Zn (41.197 ± 37.328), Fe (1.281 ± 0.459), Cu (23.407 ± 27.905), Pb (68.567 ± 43.412) and Cd (4.463 ± 1.823). Almost all of the soil was unpolluted by Fe and Zn, and a few were slightly polluted by Pb and Cu. High Cd concentration determined throughout this analysis is alarming. This study offers a thorough examination of soil heavy metal pollution in Northeastern Algeria to obtain soil pollution proportions of great significance for the comprehensive evaluation and control of soil pollution.

Article History

Received: Jan 20, 2023; Accepted: Feb 19, 2023; Published: June 28, 2023

Recommended Citation

Gacem, R., Souahi, H., Fehdi, C., & Chebout, A. (2023). Environmental Monitoring of Heavy Metals Status in Semiarid Lands of Northeastern Algeria, Journal of Bioresource Management, 10 (2).