• Title of article

    Analyses of Heavy Metals in Water and Sediment of Bindare Stream, Chikaji Industrial Area Sabon Gari

  • Author/Authors

    ساندي، ابولود ديويد نويسنده Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Sunday, Abolude David , آگوستينا، ديويس انوم نويسنده Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Augustina, Davies Onome , زبدي، باراك نويسنده Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Zebedee , Barak , الاجيد، اپابونمي الاتونبوسان نويسنده Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Olajide, Opabunmi Olatunbosun

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2013
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    115
  • To page
    121
  • Abstract
    Some heavy metals in the water and sediment of Bindare Stream of Chikaji Industrial Area Zaria, in the northern part of Nigeria were analysed using Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDX-RF) at the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT) ABU Zaria. The following metals were detected: Aluminium (Al), Titanium (Ti), Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Cadmium (Cd) and Nickel (Ni). Their means (mg/L) and standard errors for the metals in the water is as follows: Al 7.97 Ti 6.24 Fe 5.31 Cr 4.19 ; Zn 5.93 Cu 2.07 Mn 4.77 Cd 0.43 Ni 3.15 while the metals (mg/L) that were detected in the sediment is as follows, Al 20.2 ; Ti13.19 Fe 11.75 Cr 8.70±1.90; Zn 6.77±0.17; Cu 10.62±1.06; Mn 6.54±0.41; Cd 3.92±0.55 and Ni 5.92±0.40. Metals like Al, Ti, Fe, Zn and Cu showed values above 2007 Nigerian Industrial Standards. Mn and Cd had no values for comparison
  • Journal title
    International Journal of Scientific Research in Environmental Sciences
  • Serial Year
    2013
  • Journal title
    International Journal of Scientific Research in Environmental Sciences
  • Record number

    809180