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Evaluation of the Presence and Concentrations of Nine Heavy Metals: Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in Five Crops Harvested From Farms Located in Kpean and Zaakpon in Khana Rivers State Nigeria Using AAS and XRF

Abstract

The presence and concentrations of nine heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) were evaluated in five crops that were cultivated in two farmlands that had been impacted by oil spills over the years and a third farm that was 3 km away from an old oil location site using AAS and XRF. Most of the data analyses were carried out on results obtained from AAS. The XRF analysis was performed for comparison and it turned out to be a useful tool in this study. Both AAS and XRF results showed that the soil from the oil location farmland had the highest concentration values for all the metals detected.

Kalagbor Ihesinachi A, Dighi Kiadum N, Adooh Dumbari L

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