Assessment of the Selected Heavy Metals Contamination of Fossil Fuel (Coal) within Okaba, Onyeama and Ribadu Mining Sites, Nigeria
The concentration levels of selected trace metals in coal sam-ples collected from three different locations, namely Okaba coal deposit Kogi State, Onyeama coal deposit and Ribadu both in Enugu state, were investigated in this study.Method: The representative coal samples were analysed for the presen...
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my.unimas.ir.315952020-09-07T13:04:36Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31595/ Assessment of the Selected Heavy Metals Contamination of Fossil Fuel (Coal) within Okaba, Onyeama and Ribadu Mining Sites, Nigeria Adetunji, Ademola Tokunbo Adeyinka, Gbadebo Clement Neji, Peter Amba Ajibola, Olaide Olawunmi Bakare, Babatunde Femi A General Works A18 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak -- Peridocals -- Bulletin Q Science (General) QD Chemistry QR Microbiology TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering The concentration levels of selected trace metals in coal sam-ples collected from three different locations, namely Okaba coal deposit Kogi State, Onyeama coal deposit and Ribadu both in Enugu state, were investigated in this study.Method: The representative coal samples were analysed for the presence of trace metals such as Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Copper using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer.Result: The mean concentrations of 0.043 ± 0.007, 0.020 ± 0.006, 0.032 ± 0.006 and 7.245 ± 0.557 (mg/kg) were observed for the selected metals. The concentration of the selected metals investigated with the exception of Lead was found to be above detection limit for EPA – NBS standard and compared to the previous work done globally.Conclusion: The emission of coal has been attributed to the release of critical heavy metals such as Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Copper, into the environment thereby posing a threat to human health and endangering the ecosystem Taylor and Francis Ltd 2020-08-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31595/1/Assessment%20of%20the%20Selected%20Heavy%20Metals.pdf Adetunji, Ademola Tokunbo and Adeyinka, Gbadebo Clement and Neji, Peter Amba and Ajibola, Olaide Olawunmi and Bakare, Babatunde Femi (2020) Assessment of the Selected Heavy Metals Contamination of Fossil Fuel (Coal) within Okaba, Onyeama and Ribadu Mining Sites, Nigeria. Assessment of the Selected Heavy Metals Contamination of Fossil Fuel (Coal) within Okaba, Onyeama and Ribadu Mining Sites, Nigeria. pp. 1-11. ISSN 0306-7319 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03067319.2020.1807973 https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2020.1807973 |
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The concentration levels of selected trace metals in coal sam-ples collected from three different locations, namely Okaba coal deposit Kogi State, Onyeama coal deposit and Ribadu both in Enugu state, were investigated in this study.Method: The representative coal samples were analysed for the presence of trace metals such as Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Copper using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer.Result: The mean concentrations of 0.043 ± 0.007, 0.020 ± 0.006, 0.032 ± 0.006 and 7.245 ± 0.557 (mg/kg) were observed for the selected metals. The concentration of the selected metals investigated with the exception of Lead was found to be above detection limit for EPA – NBS standard and compared to the previous work done globally.Conclusion: The emission of coal has been attributed to the release of critical heavy metals such as Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Copper, into the environment thereby posing a threat to human health and endangering the ecosystem |
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Assessment of the Selected Heavy Metals Contamination of Fossil Fuel (Coal) within Okaba, Onyeama and Ribadu Mining Sites, Nigeria |
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