Oketola, Adebola A. and Adebisi, Abimbola A. and Morakinyo, Olumide (2013) DISTRIBUTION AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF METALS IN GASOLINE CONTAMINATED SITES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. THE JOURNAL OF SOLID WASTE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 39 (3). pp. 161-220.
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Abstract
Distribution of metals in soil of two gasoline contaminated sites in Lagos were studied. Total Concentrations of twenty-five elements were investigated in composite samples collected at different depths within the sites. The elements were determined by ICP-AES after microwave assisted acid digestion of the samples. Chemical fractionation, mobility and potential bioavailability of some of the toxic and EU priority metals e.g., Pb, Cu, Cd, and Fe were evaluated in the topsoil (0-15 cm) by sequential extraction. There were great variation in the concentrations of the elements in both sites with depth. Speciation analysis showed that Pb and Cd dominated the Fe-Mn oxide fraction while the concentrations of Fe and Cu were higher in the residual fraction in site A. In site B, Pb, Cu and Cd was mainly associated with the Fe-Mn oxide fraction, while Fe was in the residual fraction. Cd has the highest mobility factors, 33.2% (site A) and 29.5% (site B), respectively. The concentrations of most of the toxic heavy metals (e.g., Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Cd etc.) exceed that of the control samples and heavy metal baseline values around the world. Thus, proper management of these potentially contaminated sites is imperative to prevent human health risk.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Soil pollution, heavy metals, sequential extraction, contaminated site, mobility factor, gasoline |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2017 12:08 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2017 12:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7635 |
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