TITLE:
Analysis of Different Rare Metals, Rare Earth Elements, and other Common Metals in Groundwater of South West Bank/Palestine by ICP/MS-Data and Health Aspects
AUTHORS:
Fuad Al-Rimawi, Khalid Kanan, Mutaz Qutob
KEYWORDS:
Rare Metals; Rare Earth Elements; WHO Limits; ICP/MS; Ground Water; West Bank
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.4 No.10,
October
10,
2013
ABSTRACT: Ground water samples are collected
from south West Bank/Palestine and analyzed for different rare elements (Rb,
Zr, U, P, Ti, V), rare earth elements (La, Ce, and Nd), and other common trace
metals (Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, K, Bi) that most of them usually have no
maximum acceptable limits as either they are considered not to be toxic to
human health or there is no sufficient data about their toxicity to human
health. This study was conducted to determine the water quality of ground water
which is used for drinking in the study area. Water samples from ten
groundwater wells were obtained in three different dates of the year (November
2012, March 2013, and April 2013). Three water samples were obtained from each
well for each sampling date; so a total of 90 water samples were collected from
the ten wells. The results obtained from this study suggest a possible risk to
the population of the study area given the high concentration of some metals
that have no maximum allowed concentration, and the fact that for many people
in the study area, ground water is a main source of their water supply.