Geology Department, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 17551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, PO Box 144534, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017 Aug;24(24):19835-19851. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-9353-2. Epub 2017 Jul 7.
Inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy was used to measure the concentrations of heavy metals in 58 samples collected from the Barakah nuclear power plant (BNPP) area, UAE. The grain size distribution was symmetric, but the samples ranged from fine to coarse sand. The inverse relationship between grain size and heavy metal contaminations was validated. The pre-operational average heavy metal contaminations around the BNPP were 0.03, 0.40, 1.2, 2.05, 1.66, 1.6, 5.9, 7.3, 7, 8.8, 60, and 2521 ppm for Cd, Mo, Co, Cu, Pb, As, Zn, Ni, V, Cr, Mn, and Fe, respectively. The spatial distribution was more compact in the south compared to the north, with less severe contaminations in the east and west. The negative geoaccumulation indices suggest an uncontaminated area, and the BNPP has minor enrichments. All concentrations were significantly below the safe limits set by the Dutch guidelines. The levels of heavy metals reported in the UAE were lower than levels reported in countries around the world.
采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测量了 58 个从阿联酋巴拉卡核电站（BNPP）地区采集的样本中的重金属浓度。粒度分布对称，但样本范围从细砂到粗砂。验证了粒度与重金属污染之间的反比关系。BNPP 周围的运营前平均重金属污染水平分别为 0.03、0.40、1.2、2.05、1.66、1.6、5.9、7.3、7、8.8、60 和 2521ppm，用于 Cd、Mo、Co、Cu、Pb、As、Zn、Ni、V、Cr、Mn 和 Fe。空间分布在南部比北部更紧凑，东部和西部的污染程度较低。负地质累积指数表明该地区未受到污染，而 BNPP 仅有轻微的富集。所有浓度均明显低于荷兰指南设定的安全限值。阿联酋报告的重金属水平低于世界其他国家报告的水平。
