DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE KUBANNI RIVER SEDIMENTS USING ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE

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dc.contributor.authorHANKOURAOU, Seydou
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-24T08:43:39Z
dc.date.available2014-02-24T08:43:39Z
dc.date.issued1998-08
dc.descriptionA 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractTrace 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 .en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2369
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDETERMINATIONen_US
dc.subjectTRACE ELEMENTSen_US
dc.subjectKUBANNI RIVERen_US
dc.subjectSEDIMENTSen_US
dc.subjectENERGYen_US
dc.subjectDISPERSIVE X-RAYen_US
dc.subjectFLUORESCENCEen_US
dc.subjectTECHNIQUEen_US
dc.titleDETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE KUBANNI RIVER SEDIMENTS USING ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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