DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE KUBANNI RIVER SEDIMENTS USING ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE
DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE KUBANNI RIVER SEDIMENTS USING ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE
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1998-08
Authors
HANKOURAOU, Seydou
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Abstract
Trace quantities of thirteen elements have been determined from the aquatic sediment,
of the Kubanni River a principal waterway at Zaria, Nigeria. Energy Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence (EDXRF) Technique was used in determining Si, Ca, K, Ti, V, Fe, Co, Zn, Rb,
Sr. Y, Zr and Nb in the sediment. An AXIL computer programme was used for the spectral
analysis. The degree of pollution of the Kubanni River was ascertained and compared with
literature toxicity data. Other pollution indices like pH and turbidity were assessed for the
sediments and found to be tolerable for portable upper sediment water layer. Significant
correlation was found for most of the elements determined while K seemed to show negative
correlation with four elements viz. Co, Ti, Fe, and Sr. Geochermcal ratios like Clarke values
investigated for the elements showed high sediment enrichment for Zr while six of the
elements (K, Ca Ti, Fe, Co and Sr) were depleted in the sediments. The Kubanni river
sediments studied showed relatively low state of pollution for the elements determined and
the River could still be used as a principal potable water source for Zaria inhabitants .
Description
A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Science in Physics.
Department of Physics
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
August, 1998.
Keywords
DETERMINATION, TRACE ELEMENTS, KUBANNI RIVER, SEDIMENTS, ENERGY, DISPERSIVE X-RAY, FLUORESCENCE, TECHNIQUE