A study of heavy metal pollution of Asa River, Ilorin ,Nigeria: Trace metal monitoring and geochemistry
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2007
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Chemical and mineralogical characterization of sediments collected from seven different locations along Asa River in Ilorin, Nigeria have been carried out. The total concentration of Mn, Cr, Fe, Zn and Cu were monitored using Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF). The range of concentration of these metals were: Mn (179.9-469.4, Fe (1998.4-4420.4) Cr (3.0-11.3), Zn (26.6-147.6), Cu (1.9-13.3) mg kg(-1). The mineralogical composition was determined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) method and this was complemented with the Infrared Spectroscopy. It was found that the sediments of Asa River had predominantly quartz, and goethite was present in five of the seven locations. Chromite (FeCr(3)O(4)) and pyrite (FeS) were also identified at some locations along the River. Higher enrichment factors were calculated for Zn, Cr, Mn, and Fe in the sediment indicating anthropogenic source of contamination. Pyrite was prominent at a location receiving effluent from a detergent industry and near a refuse dumpsite.
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mineralogical, heavy metal, pollution, Asa River, Trace metal, geochemistry
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Adekola F. A. & Eletta O.A.A. (2007): A study of heavy metal pollution of Asa River, Ilorin ,Nigeria: Trace metal monitoring and geochemistry. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.125; 157 - 163,