Notice of RetractionSeasonal Variation in Heavy Metals Concentration in Road Side Soil of District Haridwar, Uttarakhand (India)

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Assessment of physicochemical properties and concentration of the heavy metals in road side soil of Haridwar city in India was carried out during the three different seasons of a year. Soil samples were collected from six sites with varying traffic volume and driving style (stop vs. constant speed) and analyzed for five heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni). Their concentration and distribution in different road verge were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (SIEMENS SRS 3000 sequential X-RAY photometer and ICPMS). The concentration of Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd contents ranged between 20.71±2.60 to 34.50±4.93 μg/g, 34.02±4.79 to 61.73±2.28 μg/g, 64.08±2.91 to 181.73±4.42 μg/g, 7±3.01 to 26.48±3.74 μg/g, <;1μg/g, respectively.