title: Pollution load of Pb, Zn, and Cd and mineralogy of the recent sediments of Jordan River/Jordan.
abstract: The present geochemical analyses of Zn, Pb and Cd in eighteen subsurface sediment samples collected from two locations along the Jordan River show that Cd is anthropogenically enriched in these sediments. In the sediment column, the concentration of Zn, Pb and Cd decreases clearly with depth in the first location of the upper reach, due to the high rate of sedimentation in this location; whereas the enrichment of elements of the lower reach increases gradually towards the old sediments. The Anthropogenic factor of the studied metals lies in the sequence of Pb>Cd>Zn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Banat
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Howari
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D007597:Jordan; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D015032:Zinc