title: Analysis of Zn, Cd, As, Cu, Pb, and Fe in snails as bioindicators and soil samples near traffic road by ICP-OES.
abstract: Snails are used as biological indicators of the environment pollution for heavy metals. Living snail samples were collected from different sites at the city of Irbid-Jordan and classified according to their morphological features including Helix pelasga, Eobania vermiculata, Xeropicta derbentina, Oychilus, Xerocrassa seetzenii, Xerocrassa simulata, and Pila. Zn, Cd, As, Cu, Pb, and Fe levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. Results indicated that metal concentrations in all snail shell samples were with an average and range for Zn 22.4 (6.5-105.5) μg g(-1), Cd 7.8 (0.4-48.1) μg g(-1), As 25.9 (0.7-248.5) μg g(-1), Cu 15.1 (1.6-69.0) μg g(-1), Pb 0.4 (0.2-1.7) μg g(-1), and Fe 119.6 (14.0-1102.0) μg g(-1), whereas, in soil samples, the average and range for Zn 204.0 (12.0-709.0) μg g(-1), Cd 5.7 (0.2-39.5) μg g(-1), As 3.2 (1.8-5.2) μg g(-1), Cu 22.1 (2.3-77.4) μg g(-1), Pb 0.2 (0.1-0.3) μg g(-1), and Fe 242.4 (25.0-680.0) μg g(-1).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. massadeh@just.edu.jo.
authors.forename: Adnan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Massadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alomary
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Sayeeda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Fouad A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Momani
authors.affiliation: Princes Haya Biotechnology Center, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Hazem I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.affiliation: Princes Haya Biotechnology Center, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Yazen A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hadad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D007597:Jordan; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D012908:Snails / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D001335:Vehicle Emissions
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Analysis; Heavy metals; ICP-OES; Snails; Soil