Monitoring of Heavy Metals Content in Soil Collected from City Centre and Industrial Areas of Misurata, Libya

Table 1

Heavy metal concentration μg g⁻¹ and pH in roadside dust.

Soil location	pH	Pb	Fe	Zn	Ni	Cd	Cr	Cu
Benghazi Street	6.67	2.1–5.6	42–48	65–96	32.5–39.1	39.1–49.5	36.7–46.8	41–60
Mean		3.85	45	80.5	34.6	46.9	45.3	53.6
Tripoli Street	6.25	2.25–2.92	30–46	73–107	33.5–42.8	39.8–51.2	45.3–52.4	35–59
Mean		2.585	38	90	38.7	48.8	51.3	48.6
Airport Street	6.55	2.8–3.7	20–29	48–116	26.4–30.8	25.1–33.8	30.4–39.8	21–45
Mean		3.25	24.5	82	29.8	27.5	34.5	31.9
Sadon Swihli Street	6.89	2.5–6.5	45–53	65–136	36.4–45.2	40.1–46.7	33.8–43.9	42–66
Mean		4.5	49	100.5	42.5	45.7	37.7	55.9
Qasr Ahmed Street	6.90	4.03–6.65	48–72	55–146	34.5–42.8	38.5–47.8	29.7–36.8	38–55
Mean		5.34	60	100.5	37.2	44.1	31.3	51.5
Aljazera Street	7.30	1.2–3.3	22–28	42–93	13.8–28.4	12.5–34.8	16.7–25.9	23–41
Mean		2.25	25	67.5	22.5	29.1	19.7	32.1