Evaluation of pollution levels in sediments from Lake Edku, Egypt using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Mohamed E Shaheen; Joel E Gagnon; J C Barrette; Amr E Keshta

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116387

Evaluation of pollution levels in sediments from Lake Edku, Egypt using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Mar Pollut Bull. 2024 May:202:116387. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116387. Epub 2024 Apr 25.

Authors

Mohamed E Shaheen¹, Joel E Gagnon², J C Barrette³, Amr E Keshta⁴

Affiliations

¹ Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31512, Egypt. Electronic address: mshaheen73@science.tanta.edu.eg.
² Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada; School of the Environment, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
³ Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
⁴ Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31512, Egypt.

PMID: 38663346
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116387

Abstract

The concentrations of 11 heavy metals in sediments from Lake Edku, Egypt were determined using LA-ICP-MS. The average concentrations of elements occurred in the order of Fe > V > Cr > Zn > Ni > Cu > Co > Pb > As > Sn > Mo with respective values of 4.67 %, 104.8, 77.9, 76.6, 59.2, 52, 27.8, 19.8, 4.14, 2.24, and 1.45 μg/g. Several pollution indices were used to evaluate individual and cumulative contamination levels. All HMs were found to be in the deficiency to minimal enrichment range based on the enrichment factor. The contamination factor indicated low contamination levels of Cr and As, low to moderate contamination levels of Fe, Ni, Zn, Mo, Sn, and Pb, and moderate contamination levels of Co and Cu. The pollution load index and contamination degree indicated the sediments to be polluted and moderately polluted, respectively.

Keywords: Heavy metals; Lake Edku; Laser ablation; Mass spectrometry; Pollution indices; Sediments.

MeSH terms

Egypt
Environmental Monitoring* / methods
Geologic Sediments* / chemistry
Lakes* / chemistry
Mass Spectrometry*
Metals, Heavy* / analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis

Substances

Water Pollutants, Chemical
Metals, Heavy