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Assessment of the Contamination with Heavy Metal in Soil, Plant, and Insects in the Vicinity of Different 10th of Ramadan City Factories (Sharqeya, Egypt).

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Abstract

Terrestrial insects are used as bioindicators for heavy metal contaminants in different industrial areas. Therefore, the current work aims to study the accumulation of heavy metals (Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Iron, cadmium, and Lead) in Cataglyphis sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zophosis sp. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Alphitonus sp. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and Pangaeus bilineatus (Hemiptera: cynidae), and in soil and Ficus macrocarpa leaves sampled from 10th of Ramadan city (Sharqeya, Egypt). Samples were taken at heavy (A) and medium industries (B) represented by three sites, and light industries (C) represented by two sites, while the control sites (D) were represented by two sites away from the industrial sites. The state of pollution and its intensity were evaluated by Enrichment factors (EFs), Bioaccumulation factor of sediment (BAF), and Pollution index (MPI), which showed a variable metallic polluted state. The highest concentrations of metals in soil and Ficus macrocarpa leaves were found in light industrial sites. Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) were the most accumulated elements in the collected insects. A correlation between the level of metals was found in soil and insects. Our investigation showed that terrestrial insects showed patterns of site-specific metal accumulation and that insects belonging to Order: Hemiptera can accumulate more heavy metals than others.

DOI

10.21608/ijtar.2025.345376.1100

Keywords

Bioindicators, Pollutants, Dominance Index, Diversity Index

Authors

First Name

toqa

Last Name

rashed

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Zoology Department, Faculty of science, Al Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt

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toqa.rashed123@gmail.com

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First Name

Saber

Last Name

riad

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of science, Al Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt

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saberiad60@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-8663-8862

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Elshaier

MiddleName

Elsayed

Affiliation

Zoology and Entomology Department , Faculty of Sciences , Al-Azhar University

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manalelshaier834.el@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-9814-6491

First Name

Walaa

Last Name

Moselhy

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-

Affiliation

Faculty of Science - Al-Azhar University

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walaa_moselhi@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Sayed

MiddleName

S.M.

Affiliation

Environmental Research Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

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eco_gut@yahoo.com

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-

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0000-0003-0700-0516

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4

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1

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55470

Issue Date

2025-06-01

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2024-12-17

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2025-05-02

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525

Page End

538

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2812-5878

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2812-5886

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International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Research

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Assessment of the Contamination with Heavy Metal in Soil, Plant, and Insects in the Vicinity of Different 10th of Ramadan City Factories (Sharqeya, Egypt).

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04 May 2025