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Field: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Heavy metal pollution in surface water and sediment: A preliminary assessment of an urban river in a developing country

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Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Mohammad Raknuzzaman, Md. Habibullah‐Al‐Mamun et al.

Journal: Ecological Indicators
Year: 2014
Citations: 1432
Physical SciencesEnvironmental SciencePollution
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Heavy metal pollution of coal mine-affected agricultural soils in the northern part of Bangladesh

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Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Lutfar Parvez, Mohammad Amirul Islam, Samuel B. Dampare et al.

Journal: Journal of Hazardous MaterialsYear: 2009Citations: 833

Total concentrations of heavy metals in the soils of mine drainage and surrounding agricultural fields in the northern part of Bangladesh were determined to evaluate the level of contamination. The average concentrations of Ti, Mn, Zn, Pb, As, Fe, Rb, Sr, Nb and Zr exceeded the world normal averages...

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System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA) v. 2.1.4

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Olaf Conrad, Benjamin Bechtel, M. Bock, Helge Dietrich et al.

Year: 2015Citations: 757

Abstract. The System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA) is an open-source Geographic Information System (GIS), mainly licensed under the GNU General Public License. Since its first release in 2004, SAGA has rapidly developed from a specialized tool for digital terrain analysis to a comprehe...

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Preliminary assessment of heavy metals in water and sediment of Karnaphuli River, Bangladesh

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Mir Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Lokman Ali, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Zillur Rahman

Journal: Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & ManagementYear: 2016Citations: 609

Contamination of heavy metals in sediment is regarded as a global crisis with a large share in developing countries like Bangladesh. Four heavy metals such as arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in sediments and water were investigated from Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh. The dec...

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Heavy Metals in Water, Sediment and Some Fishes of Buriganga River, Bangladesh

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Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Md. Saiful Islam, M. Safiur Rahman, Md. Rafid Haque et al.

Journal: TSpaceYear: 2010Citations: 348

The spatial and temporal distribution of heavy metals in water, sediment and fish (dry weight basis) of Buriganga River, Bangladesh were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. In water concentration of Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu and Cr varied seasonally and spatially from 58.17 to 72.45 μg/L, 7.08 t...

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Assessment of heavy metal pollution, distribution and source apportionment in the sediment from Feni River estuary, Bangladesh

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Md. Saiful Islam, M. Belal Hossain, Abdul Matin, Md. Shafiqul Islam Sarker

Journal: ChemosphereYear: 2018Citations: 340

Heavy metal pollution in sediment resources may pose serious threat to ecosystem and human health through food web. In this study, surface sediment samples of 10 stations along the Feni River estuary were analyzed to profile the accumulation, sources and pollution levels of heavy metals. The results...

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Potential toxic elements in sediment of some rivers at Giresun, Northeast Turkey: A preliminary assessment for ecotoxicological status and health risk

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Fikret Ustaoğlu, Md. Saiful Islam

Journal: Ecological IndicatorsYear: 2020Citations: 321

The concentration of globally alarming potential toxic elements (PTEs) like Aluminum (Al), chrome (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and uranium (U) were measured in surface sediment of seven major rivers residing...

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Using correlation and multivariate statistical analysis to identify hydrogeochemical processes affecting the major ion chemistry of waters: a case study in Laoheba phosphorite mine in Sichuan, China

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Jianhua Wu, Peiyue Li, Hui Qian, Zhao Duan et al.

Journal: Arabian Journal of GeosciencesYear: 2013Citations: 312
Physical SciencesEarth and Planetary SciencesGeochemistry and Petrology
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Preliminary assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface sediments from a river in Bangladesh

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Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Md. Habibullah‐Al‐Mamun, Md Fazlul Hoque

Journal: Environmental Earth SciencesYear: 2014Citations: 301
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Enrichment, sources and ecological risk mapping of heavy metals in agricultural soils of dhaka district employing SOM, PMF and GIS methods

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Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Shamal Chandra Karmaker, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Md Abdur Rakib et al.

Journal: ChemosphereYear: 2020Citations: 279

Rapid urbanization and industrial growth have triggered heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil in Dhaka, which is a serious concern for ecological risk and public health issues. In this study, fifty-four soil samples from agricultural lands of Dhaka had been analyzed for assessing accumulati...

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Investigation of the possible sources of heavy metal contamination in lagoon and canal water in the tannery industrial area in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Nahid I. Suruvi, Samuel B. Dampare, Mohammad Amirul Islam et al.

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentYear: 2010Citations: 276

This study evaluated the heavy metal pollution level of tannery effluent-affected lagoon and canal water in the southwestern Dhaka, Bangladesh. The measured physicochemical parameters (electrical conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, pH, SO²⁻₄, PO³⁻₄, Cl-, and NO⁻₃) and metals (As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, C...

Physical SciencesEnvironmental ScienceWater Science and Technology
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Source apportionment and pollution evaluation of heavy metals in water and sediments of Buriganga River, Bangladesh, using multivariate analysis and pollution evaluation indices

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Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Samuel B. Dampare, Mohammad Amirul Islam, Shigeyuki Suzuki

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentYear: 2014Citations: 268

Concentrations of heavy metals in water and sediment samples of Buriganga River in the capital city Dhaka, Bangladesh, were studied to understand the level of heavy metals and their source apportionment. The results showed that the mean concentrations of heavy metals both in water and sediment sampl...

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Heavy metals contamination in water and sediments of an urban river in a developing country

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K. M. Mohiuddin, Yasumasa Ogawa, H. M. Zakir, Kazuo Otomo et al.

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyYear: 2011Citations: 263
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Potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in sediment and water body around Dhaka export processing zone, Bangladesh

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M. Safiur Rahman, Narottam Saha, Abul Hossain Molla

Journal: Environmental Earth SciencesYear: 2013Citations: 245
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Characterizing groundwater quality ranks for drinking purposes in Sylhet district, Bangladesh, using entropy method, spatial autocorrelation index, and geostatistics

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Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, N. Ahmed, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Ronghao Chu

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchYear: 2017Citations: 213

Drinking water is susceptible to the poor quality of contaminated water affecting the health of humans. Thus, it is an essential study to investigate factors affecting groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking uses. In this paper, the entropy theory, multivariate statistics, spatial autoc...

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