Dear Ibrahim A. El-hemaly,

The following link contains several projects aiming to assess sources of pollution using magnetic methods. The link contains the following projects:

  MAG-NET Project Descriptions

Within the MAG-NET program, there are the following projects:

Lancaster Eva Moreno

Leoben Monika Hanesch

Liverpool Jan Reinders

Madrid Gregg McIntosh

Marseille Edurne Martinez

München Adrian Muxworthy (finished)

Roma Jaume Dinarès-Turell

Utrecht Clare Peters

Southampton Juan Larrasoaña

Zürich Jacqueline Hannam

http://www.geo.uu.nl/~magnet/projects.htm

In addition, the following article may be helpful:

Onset of Industrial Pollution Recorded in Mumbai Mudflat Sediments, Using Integrated Magnetic, Chemical, 210Pb Dating, and Microscopic Methods

U. Blaha*†, N. Basavaiah‡, K. Deenadayalan‡, D. V. Borole§, and R. D. Mohite∥

Institute for Geoscience, University of Tübingen, Sigwartstrasse 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai 410218, India, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India, and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India

Environ. Sci. Technol., 2011, 45 (2), pp 686–692

DOI: 10.1021/es1025905

Publication Date (Web): December 07, 2010

The onset and rise of urban and industrial pollution in the Mumbai region was reconstructed from an anthropogenically contaminated mudflat sediment profile from the adjacent Thane creek using magnetic parameters, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) data, metal contents, and the 210Pb dating technique. The 1.8 m vertical section at Airoli (Navi Mumbai) reveals an increase of magnetic susceptibility (χ) from background values of (20−50) to (75−100) × 10−8 [m3 kg−1] in the anthropogenically affected zone above ∼93 cm. A sharp rise of χ from (75−100) to (130−215) × 10−8 [m3 kg−1] subdivides the anthropogenically affected zone at a depth of ∼63 cm. Characterization with rock magnetic parameters (SIRM, Soft IRM, and S-ratio) reveals a significant contribution of ferri(o)magnetic phases in the upper zone. Based on the magnetic classification sampling intervals for cost-intensive PAH and metal analyses were determined. Steadily increasing contents of PAH and metals of anthropogenic origin are observed above the boundary depth at ∼93 cm. A sediment accumulation rate of 1.2 ± 0.3 cm/yr provided by 210Pb dating dates the ∼63 cm boundary to 1951. Increasing industrial activity, including the establishment of a coal-fired power plant in 1956, and refineries between 1955 and 1960, correlates well with the substantial increase of χ, PAH, and metal contents. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigation on magnetic extracts from the contaminated zone reveals the presence of magnetic spherules derived from industrial high-temperature processes.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es1025905

Hoping this will be helpful,

Rafik