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Evaluation Of Heavy Metals Concentration In Jajarm Bauxite Deposit In Northeast Of Iran Using Environmental Pollution Indices

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  • Ali Rezaei

    (Department of Mining and Metallurgy Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)

  • Hossein Hassani

    (Department of Mining and Metallurgy Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)

  • Seyedeh Belgheys Fard Mousavi

    (Department of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran)

  • Nima Jabbari

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern California, USA)

Abstract

Heavy metals are known as an important group of pollutants in soil. Major sources of heavy metals are modern industries such as mining. In this study, spatial distribution and environmental behavior of heavy metals in the Jajarm bauxite mine have been investigated. The study area is one of the most important deposits in Iran, which includes about 22 million tons of reserve. Contamination factor (CF), the average concentration (AV), the enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (GI) were factors used to assess the risk of pollution from heavy metals in the study area. Robust principal component analysis of compositional data (RPCA) was also applied as a multivariate method to find the relationship among metals. According to the compositional bi-plots, the RPC1 and RPC2 account for 57.55% and 33.79% of the total variation, respectively. The RPC1 showed positive loadings for Pb and Ni. Also, the RPC2 showed positive loadings for Cu and Zn. In general, the results indicated that mining activities in the bauxite mine have not created serious environmental hazards in the study area except for lead and nickel. Finding potential relations between mining work and elevated heavy metals concentrations in the Jajarm bauxite mine area necessitates developing and implementing holistic monitoring activities.

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  • Ali Rezaei & Hossein Hassani & Seyedeh Belgheys Fard Mousavi & Nima Jabbari, 2019. "Evaluation Of Heavy Metals Concentration In Jajarm Bauxite Deposit In Northeast Of Iran Using Environmental Pollution Indices," Malaysian Journal of Geosciences (MJG), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 3(1), pages 12-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbnmjg:v:3:y:2019:i:1:p:12-20
    DOI: 10.26480/mjg.01.2019.12.20
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    1. Sheng Li & Li Lu & Yuan Gao & Yun Zhang & Deyou Shen, 2022. "An Analysis on the Characteristics and Influence Factors of Soil Salinity in the Wasteland of the Kashgar River Basin," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-15, March.
    2. Casmed Charles Amadu & Gordon Foli & Bernard Kissi-Abrokwa & Sylvester Akpah, 2021. "Geostatistical Approach For The Estimation Of Shear-Hosted Gold Deposit: A Case Study Of The Obuasi Gold Deposit, Ghana," Malaysian Journal of Geosciences (MJG), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 5(2), pages 76-84, October.
    3. Ali Rezaei & Hossein Hassani & Seyedeh Belgheys Fard Mousavi & Sara Hassani & Nima Jabbari, 2019. "Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Surface Soils in Meiduk Copper Mine Area, Se Iran," Earth Sciences Malaysia (ESMY), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 3(2), pages 01-08, October.
    4. Casmed Charles Amadu & Sampson Owusu & Gordon Foli & GBlestmond A. Brako & Samuel K. Abanyie, 2022. "Comparison Of Ordinary Kriging (Ok) And Inverse Distance Weighting (Idw) Methods For The Estimation Of A Modified Palaeoplacer Gold Deposit: A Case Study Of The Teberebie Gold Deposit, Sw Ghana," Malaysian Journal of Geosciences (MJG), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 6(1), pages 19-28, February.

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