Concentration of Heavy Metals in Waste Ashes from Five Sections of a Major Incineration Ground at Maikunkele, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

Shaba Elijah Yanda; Mathew John Tsado; Tsado Amos Ndarubu; Mba Reginald Chukwuma

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Concentration of Heavy Metals in Waste Ashes from Five Sections of a Major Incineration Ground at Maikunkele, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

Shaba Elijah Yanda, Mathew John Tsado, Tsado Amos Ndarubu, Mba Reginald Chukwuma

Published in Science Journal of Analytical Chemistry (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 2 June 2015 Accepted: 7 July 2015 Published: 17 July 2015

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Abstract

This research investigates the concentrations of some trace metals present in waste ashes collected from five different sections of a major incineration ground at Maikunkele, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Waste ash samples from the sites were collected and prepared using standard analytical procedures and analytical grade reagents were used for digestion. An atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) was used for the analysis of the trace metal (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd and Ni) content of the samples. The mean concentrations of trace metal in the ash samples differed significantly amongst sites which ranged from 34.1-104.4µg/g (Pb), 2.9-7.9µg/g (Cd), 94.6-206.7µg/g (Cu), 49.7-87.0µg/g (Ni) and 590.1-2622.0µg/g (Zn). These mean concentrations were found to exceed critical level for agricultural use at site 1 (Cd and Zn), site 2 (Cd and Zn), site 3 (Ni and Zn), site 4 (Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn) and site 5 (Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn). Further research is thus required to determine the plant-availability of these metals in the ash and to assess the wider environmental and health implications of open burning of waste as a means of producing ash for agricultural purposes.

Published in	Science Journal of Analytical Chemistry (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjac.20150304.11
Page(s)	39-42
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Trace Metals, Waste Ashes, Maikunkele, Incineration and Nigeria

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Shaba Elijah Yanda, Mathew John Tsado, Tsado Amos Ndarubu, Mba Reginald Chukwuma. Concentration of Heavy Metals in Waste Ashes from Five Sections of a Major Incineration Ground at Maikunkele, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Sci J Anal Chem. 2015;3(4):39-42. doi: 10.11648/j.sjac.20150304.11

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Shaba Elijah Yanda

Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
Mathew John Tsado

Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
Tsado Amos Ndarubu

Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Nigeria
Mba Reginald Chukwuma

Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria

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Shaba Elijah Yanda, Mathew John Tsado, Tsado Amos Ndarubu, Mba Reginald Chukwuma. Concentration of Heavy Metals in Waste Ashes from Five Sections of a Major Incineration Ground at Maikunkele, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Sci J Anal Chem. 2015;3(4):39-42. doi: 10.11648/j.sjac.20150304.11

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