Geology department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Geology department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Apr;177:113517. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113517. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
The Egyptian beaches on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai are a destination for international tourism throughout the year. Therefore, assessing the concentration levels of heavy metal pollutants and identifying the extent of their impact on human health is important. Single and integrated pollutants indices have been used to assess the risks of these elements. The results of single indices proved that the study area contain Fe and Zn came mostly from natural source while Cu, Pb, Cd and Hg originated from anthropogenic sources. However, the integrated pollutants indices revealed that this area is not polluted with heavy metals. On the other hand, the hazard index, and the carcinogenic risk over the lifetime coefficients proved that the beach sand of the study area is completely safe and does not have additional health risks to children or adults, where LCR < 10.
埃及红海和西奈半岛亚喀巴湾的海滩是全年国际旅游的目的地。因此，评估重金属污染物的浓度水平并确定其对人类健康的影响程度非常重要。单一和综合污染物指数已被用于评估这些元素的风险。单指数的结果表明，研究区的 Fe 和 Zn 主要来自自然源，而 Cu、Pb、Cd 和 Hg 则来自人为源。然而，综合污染物指数表明该地区没有受到重金属污染。另一方面，危害指数和终生致癌风险系数表明，研究区海滩砂是完全安全的，对儿童或成人没有额外的健康风险，其中 LCR<10。
