Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Raymond Bwano Donatus

Publications

• Research Article
  Assessment of Heavy Metals Level of Soils around Sacks and Packaging Company, Akwanga Nasarawa State, Nigeria
  Author(s): Emmanuel Amuntse Yerima, Raymond Bwano Donatus, Ifeoma Juliet Opara, Godwin Ogbaji Egah and Joseph Dennis AniEmmanuel Amuntse Yerima, Raymond Bwano Donatus, Ifeoma Juliet Opara, Godwin Ogbaji Egah and Joseph Dennis Ani
  
  Increasing industrial activity around the world has left behind large number of contaminants such as heavy metals which can easily get into food chain and bio-cumulate in tissues of living organism with detrimental effect. This study was carried out to assess the impact of activities in a sack production and packaging company on the level of heavy metal on soils around the industrial layout. The results obtained from the soil analysis reveals that the pH, organic carbon and organic matter content of the test and control soils were (8.40 ± 0.20 and 8.51 ± 0.01), (1.76 ± 0.030 and 0.92 ± 0.02%) and (3.03 ± 0.33 and 0.55 ± 0.05%) respectively. While the available phosphorus content, nitrogen and effective cation exchange capacity of the test and control soil samples were (3.62 ± 0.02 and 4.11 ± 0.10%), (0.251 ± 0.01 and 0.078.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-2391.1000251

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