Modeling of the Distribution of Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in Argan Forest Soil and Parts of Argan Tree

The transfer of heavy metals and trace elements from argan forest soil into the wood, leaves, almonds, and argan oil was studied. Analyzed metals were: chromium, cadmium, copper, zinc, lead, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. Correlations linking different behaviors of the studied heavy...

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Published in:Natural product communications 2013-01, Vol.8 (1), p.21-23
Main Authors: Mohammed, Faez A. E., Bchitou, Rahma, Boulmane, Mohamed, Bouhaouss, Ahmed, Guillaume, Dominique
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Metals, Heavy - metabolism
Models, Biological
Morocco
Principal Component Analysis
Sapotaceae - metabolism
Soil - analysis
Trace Elements - analysis
Trace Elements - metabolism
Trees - metabolism
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Summary:The transfer of heavy metals and trace elements from argan forest soil into the wood, leaves, almonds, and argan oil was studied. Analyzed metals were: chromium, cadmium, copper, zinc, lead, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. Correlations linking different behaviors of the studied heavy metals and trace elements observed by multidimensional analysis were attributed to partial-spatial variations. Whereas the RV-coefficient of wood, leaf, almond and oil groups was high, the soil group correlated poorly with the other groups.
ISSN:1934-578X
1555-9475
DOI:10.1177/1934578X1300800105