摘要：Soils are the major sink for potentially harmful elements (PHEs) released into the environment by emissions from the quickly increasing of human impact, such as industrial mine tailings, disposal of high metal wastes, land misuse, wastewater irrigation, spillage of petrochemicals, and atmospheric deposition. We have investigated properties variability and soil biological health status in abandoned port site in the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. Field observations as well as laboratory analysis including heavy metal concentrations; soil physiochemical parameters, and quality of soil’s biological community were determined in seven topsoil samples collected from the study area. Results indicated that soils from the study area were contaminated by PHEs (Cu and Zn) due to former anthropogenic influences which were also reflected in the microarthropods community.
