Archives of Agricultural Sciences Journal Volume 1, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 71–81 Available online at www.agricuta.edu.eg The 1st International Conference on Applied Agricultural Sciences and Prospective Technology 71 Copyright © 2018 * Corresponding author: Ateteallah H.A. E-mail address: ateteallah@yahoo.com A GIS based assessment of some heavy metal concentrations in milk and rural dairy products in Sohag governorate, Egypt Ateteallah H.A. a* , Mohran M.A. b , Abd El-Khair A.A. a , Abed El-Rahim A.M. b , Mustafa A.A. c a Dairy department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt b Dairy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt c Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt Abstract This study was carried out to assess and map some trace elements in raw buffalo's milk and some house - made dairy products collected from some villages of Sohag, Egypt. The representative villages named as Nza El-hesh, Enibes, Bnawett, Basona, Abar El-waqf, El-hwaweash, Arab El-sabha, Awlad Salem, El-mgabra and Mzata. Cadmium and lead were measured in More than 180 samples of fresh raw buffalo's milk and house - made rural milk products including, Laban Rayeb, Cream, Samna, Kareish cheese and Mish cheese. The spatial variability maps were generated using GIS. Keywords: buffalo's milk, house - made dairy products, heavy metal, GIS, Sohag.