THE INFLUENCE OF HOSPITAL WASTE DUMP AND INCINERATOR ASH ON THE RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT

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dc.contributor.authorMOSES, SUNDAY
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-25T14:16:53Z
dc.date.available2014-03-25T14:16:53Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.descriptionDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The seasonal variation in the concentration of Pb, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Co and organic contaminant such as Buthylated hydroxytoluene, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, methylester, fluorouracil, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono (2ethyl hexyl) ester, ethylbenzene and xylene were determined in the dumpsite soil, incinerator ash, and food crops (tomatoes, guava banana, cassava, potatoes and mango) grown within the vicinity of the dumpsite at a University Teaching Hospital. AAS was used for the heavy metal analysis which indicated the order of relative abundance as Fe>Pb>Mn>Cr>Cd>Co>Ni for both seasons while GC/MS was used for the organic contaminant determination. Analysis of variance with t-test showed no significant difference for the metal level within the study area for both season. The levels of these metals and organic contaminants in all the sources and food crops were within tolerable limit. The result also showed that the hospital waste dumpsite and incinerator ash are major sources of these metals and organic contaminants in the food crops.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4258
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectINFLUENCE,en_US
dc.subjectHOSPITAL,en_US
dc.subjectWASTE,en_US
dc.subjectDUMP,en_US
dc.subjectINCINERATOR ASH.en_US
dc.subjectRECEIVING,en_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTen_US
dc.titleTHE INFLUENCE OF HOSPITAL WASTE DUMP AND INCINERATOR ASH ON THE RECEIVING ENVIRONMENTen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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