Sherif, A.E.A. and Atwany, A.M( 2019). Environmental Risk Assessment for Soil and Plants Pollution Resulting of Emitted Dust from Industrial ActivitiesNature and Science 2019
Abstract: This research was carried out in the industrial zone of Akersha, north of Khanka, to study the extent of pollution resulting from the dust emitted from the industrial activities on soil, some plants and their environmental
impact. To achieve this aim, samples were taken from the air dust emitted from the industrial activities, the soil and plants growing in the neighboring area. The most important results are as follows:- The highest content of Fe, Mn,
Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb in dust emission was found at 100 m distance from industrial zone at spring season. The lowest content for Fe, Zn, Cr and Pb were found at 850 m distance from industrial zone at autumn season; while Mn, Cu, Cd and Ni were found at 750 m distance from industrial zone at winter season. With respect to the total concentration of Cu, Cd and Pb in soil were higher than the permissible limits at all sites and seasons; but the other
elements were with the safe limits allowed. High total concentrations of Fe, Zn Cd and Pb in soil were found at the sites located near the factory, and decreased with a distance far from industrial activities zone in the North-East direction. Contamination degree (Cd) was ultra-high degree of contamination. But the degree of modified contamination degree (mdC) was low degree of contamination in all sites and different seasons. Enrichment factor
was between low for Mn and very high for Zn; Cd and Pb were very high for all different sites and seasons. All plants were considered hyper-accumulator for (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr, and Ni) in all plants grown at the soil affected by
dust emitted at spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons, except Wheat plant with (Mn and Cu); Cu in Spinach and Cabbage at winter; while, Arugula, Faba bean, Mallow, Okra fruits and Molokhia considered hyper-accumulator
for Cu. As well as Wheat, Spinach and Cabbage considered not hyper-accumulator for Cu. Bio-concentration (<1) for Zn, Cd and Pb in all plants under study except Arugula was considered hyper-accumulator for Zn at spring
season. [Sherif, A.E.A. and Atwany, A.M. Environmental Risk Assessment for Soil and Plants Pollution Resulting of
Emitted Dust from Industrial Activities. Nat Sci 2019;17(10):238-249]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167
(online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature. 31. doi:10.7537/marsnsj171019.31.
Keywords: (Environmental Risk, Dust Emitted, Foundries, Soil Plant Pollution.)
