has been paid to metal pollution. The current work aimed at investigating the distribution of
total and DTPA-extractable Cd, Co, Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, one of
the greatest rice-producing regions in Egypt. The studied area covers 88709 ha between
31° 01′ 30′′ to 31° 25′ 05′′ N and 30° 25′ 34′′ to 30° 54′ 64′′ E. Twenty-
five soil profiles were dug and 75 samples were collected at 0-30, 30-60 and 60-100 cm …