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Determination of lead concentrations in the soils of Setif City, Eastern Algeria

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This study describes the determination of lead and pH in Setif soils. Soil samples from the town of Setif were taken from a total of 100 subsurface soils, systematically sampled (regular 1 × 1 km grid). The lead concentration was determined by atomic absorption and the average lead concentrations ranged from 24 to 384 mg kg−1. The distribution of the different concentrations of lead and iso-concentration was distributed on the map of the exchange site with Arc GIS software. Compared with their local soil background values, higher concentrations of Pb were observed to different extents. The distribution of Pb concentrations has been explained by urban traffic.

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The authors thank the Material, Environment, and Energy Laboratory team (UR14ES26) of the University of Gafsa, Tunisia, for their technical help.

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The authors would like to thank MESRS and DGRSDT (Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique et Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du développement technologique, Algeria) for financial support via the PRFU program.

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  1. Pollution and Water Treatment Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria

    Seifeddine Sellami & Brahim Kebabi

  2. Department of Materiel Sciences, Faculty of SESNV, University Larbi Tébessi, Tebessa, Algeria

    Seifeddine Sellami

  3. Center for Research in Biotechnology (CRBt), Constantine, Algeria

    Ouahida Zeghouan

  4. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ha’il University, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il, 81451, Saudi Arabia

    Mechi Lassaad

  5. Material, Environment and Energy Laboratory (UR14ES26), Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

    Mechi Lassaad

  6. Organic Chemistry Laboratory (LR17ES08), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Younes Moussaoui

  7. Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

    Younes Moussaoui

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Sellami, S., Zeghouan, O., Lassaad, M. et al. Determination of lead concentrations in the soils of Setif City, Eastern Algeria. Arab J Geosci 13, 929 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05977-5

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