Heavy metals in street soil dusts of industrial market in Enugu, South East, Nigeria | Zendy

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Heavy metals in street soil dusts of industrial market in Enugu, South East, Nigeria

Author(s) -

R Ekere Nwachukwu,

P Ukoha Okiri

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of the physical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1992-1950

DOI - 10.5897/ijps12.719

Subject(s) - aqua regia , atomic absorption spectroscopy , environmental chemistry , soil test , cadmium , heavy metals , environmental science , pollution , contamination , copper , metallurgy , metal , environmental engineering , chemistry , soil water , materials science , soil science , physics , ecology , quantum mechanics , biology

Analysis of some heavy metals present in soil dusts of Industrial Market in Enugu, South East Nigeria was carried out. Soil dust samples were collected from five different sections in the market and a control sample was collected 500 m away from the market. The samples were analyzed after aqua regia digestion with Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer for Lead, Iron, Nickel, Copper and Cadmium. The result showed a variation, which indicated that concentration of Fe > Cu > Pb > Cd > Ni. The levels of some of these metals were higher than the recommended allowable limit for such metals in soil by regulating agencies.

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