TY - JOUR ID - 34434 TI - Chemical Composition and Heavy Metal Content of Portland Cement in Northern Tunisia JO - Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering JA - IJCCE LA - en SN - 1021-9986 AU - Saidi, Ibtiehl AU - Ben Abdelmalek, jamel AU - Ben Said, Olfa AU - Chicharo, Luis AU - Beyrem, Hamouda AD - Laboratory of Biomonitoring of the Environment. Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Carthage University, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna7021, TUNISIA AD - Laboratory quality control, cement Bizerte Baie Sabera, 7018 Bizerte, TUNISIA AD - Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Portugal Campus de Gambelas 8005-139 Faro, PORTUGAL AD - Laboratory of Biomonitoring of the Environment. Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Carthage University, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna7021 Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 39 IS - 3 SP - 147 EP - 158 KW - Portland cement KW - heavy metals KW - raw materials KW - Clinker KW - cement kiln dust KW - environmental auditing DO - 10.30492/ijcce.2020.34434 N2 - This study aims to determine the major elements of Portland cement type I and II (CEMI and CEMII) in a cement factory in north Tunisia and which metal elements are introduced into the production process. We determine also the metal input rate and their distribution at the entrance and exit of the process. The major elements were analyzed and the trace elements (Arsenic, barium, lead, mercury, boron, strontium, Cadmium, Chromium, copper, manganese, nickel, and zinc) were identified. The concentrations of heavy metals in CEMI showed no significant difference p UR - https://ijcce.ac.ir/article_34434.html L1 - https://ijcce.ac.ir/article_34434_39967c800ec6a7f57b0ffc8488d02dfb.pdf ER -