Heavy Metals Profile and Variations of Soil Properties in a Vicinity of Cement Factory in Obajana in Kogi State of Nigeria
Odoh R1, Archibong C. S1, Anidobu C.O1
Citation : Odoh R, Archibong C.S, Anidobu C.O, Heavy Metals Profile and Variations of Soil Properties in a Vicinity of Cement Factory in Obajana in Kogi State of Nigeria International Journal of Advanced Research in Chemical Science 2018, 5(8) : 5-13
Soils from the vicinity of a cement factory in Obajana in Kogi state of Nigeria were analyzed for their physicochemical and elemental contents in order to assess the contamination level of the soils. Samples were collected at twenty-two identified transects of the soils near the cement factory using standard analytical procedures during Dry and Rainy seasons. The elemental contents of the soils were determined using the Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) technique while the physicochemical parameters were determined using standard analytical techniques. Results indicated that the physicochemical parameter values varied across the study areas. Ten elements (As, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Ni, Pb and Zn) were analyzed and their concentrations values established. In addition, calculation of Enrichment Factors (EFs), Geo - accumulation Index (Igeo), Pollution Indices (PI) and Pearson correlation matrices were performed and the results indicated that across the transects some elements were in the highly pollution class and strongly correlated.