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ir.bowen.edu.ng:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/1042| Title: | Trace metals and mineral composition of harmattan dust haze in Ilorin City, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Authors: | Falaiye, O. A. Aweda, F. O. |
| Keywords: | Harmattan Ilorin X-ray Fluorescence Particle Induce X-ray Emission |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher: | Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management |
| Citation: | Falaiye, O. A. & Aweda, F. O. (2018). Trace metals and mineral composition of harmattan dust haze in Ilorin City, Kwara State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management, 22(2), 281 – 285. |
| Abstract: | Trace metals and mineralogical composition of harmattan dust haze was carried out on samples collected at Ilorin (80 32'N, 40 34'E) a guinea Savanna African City located at the central state of Nigeria. These dusts were gathered at different locations using clean Petri- dishes and plastic bowls of 10cm in diameter. These were analyzed using X-ray Florescence (XRF) and Particle Induce X-ray Emission (PIXE) machine. The average concentration of the metals was (13351.75±45) mg/kg and minerals (7.22%).The mean soil content of the total size of particles for the harmattan season for the station was calculated to be1.79765 μg/m . In conclusion, it was observed that harmattan dusts that blow across Nigeria predominantly comprise quartz and high elements. |
| URI: | ir.bowen.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1042 |
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