In this study, selected heavy metals were esti- mated in surface soil samples of Sohag, Egypt, with the aim to characterize their accumulation patterns. Median concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were 0.89, 39, 162, 74, 72,000, 1434, 72, 25 and 164 lg g -1 , respectively. The higher average concentra- tions of these ... إقراء المزيد