GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE QUATERNARY SOIL IN SIWA OASIS, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT | ||
| Journal of Environmental Science | ||
| Article 2, Volume 43, Issue 2, September 2018, Pages 25-45 PDF (566.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jes.2018.22761 | ||
| Authors | ||
| El Awady, M. A. M.1; Gad, A.2; Garamoon, H. K.2; El Malky, M. G.3 | ||
| 1Environmental Monitoring Department, Research and Development Sector, Nuclear Power Plant Authority | ||
| 2Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Basic Environmental Science Department, Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The physicochemical parameters, major ions and heavy metals of the Quaternary cultivated and uncultivated soils in Siwa Oasis were quantitatively determined. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were applied to clarify the relationship between the investigated metals and soil properties and identify the potential sources of these metals in Siwa Oasis soils The geochemical characteristics of SiwaOasis soils are controlled by several factors,including the nature of parent rocks, geographic location, soil-forming processes, extent of drainage and leaching, effects of saline near-surface groundwater and agriculture practices. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: Egypt; Western Desert; Siwa Oasis; Quaternary soils; geochemical assessment | ||
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