Chromium accumulation in soil, water and forage samples in automobile emission area

• Published in: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 3517 - 3522
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Tasneem, Ahmad, Kafeel, Khan, Zafar I., Munir, Zunaira, Khalofah, Ahlam, Al-Qthanin, Rahmah N., Alsubeie, Moodi Saham, Alamri, Saad, Hashem, Mohamed, Farooq, Shahid, Maqbool, Muhammad Mudassar, Hashim, Sarfraz, Wang, Yong-Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021; Saudi Biological Society; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Automobile emission; Bio-concentration factor; Blood; Chromium; Forage; Original; Pollution load index; Chromium; Forage; Automobile emission; Bio-concentration factor; Blood; Pollution load index
• ISSN: 1319-562X; 2213-7106
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.03.020

Environmental contamination caused by various pollutants due to automobile emissions is an alarming issue. One important type of the pollutants are heavy metals, including chromium (Cr) added by the exhaust of toxic smoke of vehicles. These pollutants are added to forage crops cultivated near roadsi...