Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Environ Monit Assess. 2010 Jul;166(1-4):409-20. doi: 10.1007/s10661-009-1011-9. Epub 2009 Jul 10.
Environmental pollution is one of the burning issues of the world. In developed countries, there are lot of awareness about the environment and the impact of various industries on their life and surroundings. A little has been done in this direction in developing countries. In Pakistan, a big problem is the rapid conglomeration of the brick kilns in the outskirts of nearly all the urban centers to cope with the rapid construction work in big cities. A huge amount of low-grade coal or rubber tires is used as fuel in a very non-scientific manner. The purpose of the present study was to look into the impact of the brick kilns on the different aspects of environmental pollution caused by these kilns. Concentration of metals Cu, Co, Zn, Pb, Cr, Ni, Cd, and Mn were measured on 36 soil samples collected from the area and the same number of plant samples in order to establish the distribution of heavy metals in the area and to determine the effect of this distribution on the surrounding atmosphere and the possible effects on human life.
环境污染是世界上亟待解决的问题之一。在发达国家，人们对环境以及各行业对生活和周边环境的影响有较高的认识。发展中国家在这方面所做的工作还很少。在巴基斯坦，一个大问题是砖窑在几乎所有城市中心的郊区迅速聚集，以应对大城市的快速建设工作。大量的低质煤或橡胶轮胎以非常不科学的方式用作燃料。本研究的目的是研究砖窑对这些窑炉造成的环境污染的不同方面的影响。从该地区采集了 36 个土壤样本和相同数量的植物样本，以测量金属 Cu、Co、Zn、Pb、Cr、Ni、Cd 和 Mn 的浓度，以确定重金属在该地区的分布，并确定这种分布对周围大气的影响以及对人类生活的可能影响。
