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Trace Metals Assessment of Groundwater in
Parts of Iwo Southwestern Nigeria Using Flame
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Very Low
Frequency Electromagnetic Methods |
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| 1 | Title | Title of Document | Trace Metals Assessment of Groundwater in
Parts of Iwo Southwestern Nigeria Using Flame
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Very Low
Frequency Electromagnetic Methods |
| 2 | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | GODWIN OLADELE OLUTONA1*, OLUFEMI A. ALAGBE2,
JOHN A.O. OYEKUNLE3 and ADEREMI O. OGUNFOWOKAN3
1Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
2Department of Physics and Solar Energy, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
3Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria |
| 3 | Subject | Dicipline(s) | Chemical Science |
| 3 | Subject | Keywords | Contamination, Drinking water, Groundwater, Health risks, Pollution, Trace elements, Shallow wells, Spectrophotometer, Iwo, Nigeria |
| 4 | Description | Abstract | Assessment of groundwater samples obtained from shallow wells in different parts of Iwo was investigated for their trace metal levels in order to determine their portability status. Samples were collected for two months each during the peak periods of wet and dry seasons. The levels of trace metals in the samples were profiled using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer and very low frequency electromagnetic (VLF) methods. The overall mean concentrations (mg/L) of these metals were of the order Mn (0.06±0.01) = Cu (0.06±0.01) > Mg (0.56±0.12) > Zn (0.05±0.01) = Cr (0.05±0.06) > Fe (0.03±0.01) > Cd (0.02±0.01) > Pb (0.01±0.02) = As (0.01±0.00) > Hg (0.00±0.00). The VLF electromagnetic applied showed that the metals found their ways into these wells through fractures and joints that characterised the study area. Seasonal mean levels showed no significant variations in most of the trace metals with exception of some non-essential trace elements. The findings revealed that the levels of Mn, Fe, Cu, Pb, Cr and Cd were either equal to or exceed the permissible limits while the remaining metals were below these limits. |
| 5 | Publishers | Organizing agency, location | WWW Publications, India |
| 6 | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | - |
| 7 | Date | Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | - |
| 8 | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 8 | Type | Type | |
| 9 | Formate | File Formate | PDF |
| 10 | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | Click Here |
| 10 | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | |
| 11 | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (Year) | Chemical Science Transactions, Volume 3 , Number (3), (2014) |
| 12 | Lanuguage | English=en | en |
| 13 | Relation | Supp.files | |
| 14 | Coverage | | - |
| 15 | Copyright | Copyright and permissions | |
Chemical Science Transactions | Chem Sci Trans | CST | Online Chemistry Journal | Open Access
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