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Manganese as a Reference Element for the Assessment of Zinc Enrichment and Depletion in Selected Farming Soils of Nigeria
A.U. Uduma and E.F. Awagu
Corresponding Author: A.U. Uduma
Submitted: May 10, 2013
Accepted: June 06, 2013
Published: September 20, 2013 |
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Zinc (Zn) content was evaluated of the arable soils in the vicinity of mining and dumping sites in Nigeria. Its content the arable soils assayed by means of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) ranged from 48.3 to 280.4 mg/kg. The Enrichment Factor (EF) calculated by using manganese as a crustal reference element fell within a range of 16.3-161.2. The mean values of the enrichment factor of 59.41 classified the soil as extremely high enrichment with zinc. Anthropogenic activities contribute significantly to the elevated level of zinc in the studied areas.
Key words: Anthropogenic activities, arable soils, depletion, enrichment, enrichment factor, zinc,
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A.U. Uduma and E.F. Awagu, . Manganese as a Reference Element for the Assessment of Zinc Enrichment and Depletion in Selected Farming Soils of Nigeria. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (09): 497-504.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0492
ISSN (Print): 2041-0484 |
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