Cover Image

Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

The distribution of pollution indices of copper, iron, lead, and nickel in the soil around a gas fired power plant were determined by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser operating at 90 mJ and 1064 nm was employed to convert the soil into a plasma that was characterized b...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arab, Mustafa, Bidin, Noriah, Chaudhary, Kashif, Hosseinian, Raheleh
Format: Article
Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2015
Subjects:
QC Physics
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58038/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2014.942911
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.utm.58038
record_format eprints
spelling my.utm.580382021-12-07T06:29:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58038/ Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy Arab, Mustafa Bidin, Noriah Chaudhary, Kashif Hosseinian, Raheleh QC Physics The distribution of pollution indices of copper, iron, lead, and nickel in the soil around a gas fired power plant were determined by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser operating at 90 mJ and 1064 nm was employed to convert the soil into a plasma that was characterized by optical emission spectroscopy. High concentrations of copper, iron, lead, and nickel were measured near the power station. The enrichment factors for lead, copper, nickel, and iron were 0.38–0.64, 0.2–0.65, 0.49–0.73, and 1.02–1.46 with means of 0.48, 0.37, 0.60, and 1.16. Geo-accumulation was observed to be in class 0 (unpolluted) for all metals except for iron, which was in class 0–1. The ecological risk factor was in the low potential range for all metal concentrations. From the center to the outskirts of power station and from surface to deep soil, the soil quality varied from low polluted to unpolluted for heavy metals due to power plant emission, fuel storage, and station remnants. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2015 Article PeerReviewed Arab, Mustafa and Bidin, Noriah and Chaudhary, Kashif and Hosseinian, Raheleh (2015) Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Alytical Letters, 48 (2). pp. 360-370. ISSN 0003-2719 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2014.942911 DOI:10.1080/00032719.2014.942911
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
building UTM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
content_source UTM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://eprints.utm.my/
topic QC Physics
spellingShingle QC Physics
Arab, Mustafa
Bidin, Noriah
Chaudhary, Kashif
Hosseinian, Raheleh
Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
description The distribution of pollution indices of copper, iron, lead, and nickel in the soil around a gas fired power plant were determined by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser operating at 90 mJ and 1064 nm was employed to convert the soil into a plasma that was characterized by optical emission spectroscopy. High concentrations of copper, iron, lead, and nickel were measured near the power station. The enrichment factors for lead, copper, nickel, and iron were 0.38–0.64, 0.2–0.65, 0.49–0.73, and 1.02–1.46 with means of 0.48, 0.37, 0.60, and 1.16. Geo-accumulation was observed to be in class 0 (unpolluted) for all metals except for iron, which was in class 0–1. The ecological risk factor was in the low potential range for all metal concentrations. From the center to the outskirts of power station and from surface to deep soil, the soil quality varied from low polluted to unpolluted for heavy metals due to power plant emission, fuel storage, and station remnants.
format Article
author Arab, Mustafa
Bidin, Noriah
Chaudhary, Kashif
Hosseinian, Raheleh
author_facet Arab, Mustafa
Bidin, Noriah
Chaudhary, Kashif
Hosseinian, Raheleh
author_sort Arab, Mustafa
title Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
title_short Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
title_full Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
title_fullStr Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
title_sort characterization of pollution indices in soil surrounding a power plant by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
publisher Taylor and Francis Inc.
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58038/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2014.942911
_version_ 1718926024835596288
score 13.211869

Similar Items