Iranian Journal Of Health Sciences
علوم بهداشتی ایران
Iran J Health Sci
Medical Sciences
http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir
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2014
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Evaluation of Cadmium, Lead and Zinc Content of Compost Produced in Babol Composting Plant
بهداشت محیط زیست
Environmental Health
پژوهشي
Original Article
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><b>Background and purpose: </b></i></font><font face="Times New Roman">The most important parameter is heavy metal contents in compost </font><font face="Times New Roman">production technology. These heavy metals residue from substances like soap, detergents, </font><font face="Times New Roman">cosmetics, packaging, leather and butteries are existed in municipal solid waste. The heavy </font><font face="Times New Roman">metals can produce toxin for animal, human and plant. The aim of this research was study of </font><font face="Times New Roman">produced compost quality based on heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Zn) in Babol compost plant in </font><font face="Times New Roman">2012.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><b>Materials and Methods: </b></i></font><font face="Times New Roman">The present research is a descriptive- cross sectional study in which </font><font face="Times New Roman">was performed in six months. Total sample numbers (5 samples) were randomly provided from </font><font face="Times New Roman">final compost of Babol plant and then after extraction and filtration, the concentration of heavy </font><font face="Times New Roman">metals like cadmium, lead and zinc was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometer PG- </font><font face="Times New Roman">999.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><b>Results: </b></i></font><font face="Times New Roman">In analyzed samples the maximum, minimum and average of cadmium in the final </font><font face="Times New Roman">compost were 7.25, 0.47 and 1.9 mg/kg. The maximum, minimum and mean of lead were 239.2, </font><font face="Times New Roman">31.9 and 67.1 mg/kg; in zinc were 972.7, 483.5 and 603.7 mg/kg respectively.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman"><i><b>Conclusion: </b></i></font><font face="Times New Roman">The concentration of heavy metals in Babol compost samples was under Iranian </font><font face="Times New Roman">national and World Health Organization standards and could be used for different species of </font><font face="Times New Roman">plants. However, the usability of compost depends on other parameters such as carbon to </font><font face="Times New Roman">nitrogen and other components like glass, plastics and textiles.</font></p>
Babol Compost Plant, Heavy Metals, Municipal Solid Waste, Compost
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Fatemeh
Asgharzadeh
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Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Para medicine & Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Mohammad Taghy
Ghaneian
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Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abdoliman
Amouei
iamouei1966@gmail.com
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Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Para medicine & Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Reihaneh
Barari
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Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Para Medicine & Health, Babol University of Medical