تقييم مستويات الرصاص والنحاس والزنك والكادميوم في بعض النباتات على جوانب الطرق بين المفرق وجرش ، الأردن.
In this study, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb concentrations were investigated in both stem and roots of three different plants which are
Charlock (Sinapis arvensis), Inula (Inula salicina) and Asphodelus (Asphodelus fistulosus). The plants were collected from the
roadsides between Mafraq and Jerash in Jordan. The concentrations were in ?g of heavy metal per gram of sample weight. While the
average concentrations in plants stem were 0.16 ?g/g, 9.5 ?g/g, 0.51 ?g/g and 22.9 ?g/g for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn ions, respectively, the
corresponding concentrations in the plants roots were 0.09 ?g/g, 6.4 ?g/g, 0.2 ?g/g and 15.7 ?g/g for the same ions. The measured
concentrations were much less than those reported by other local and international studies, therefore, the area under investigation
might be considered healthy for crops culturing.