scholarly journals Chemical Analysis of Rock and Water from dug Wells in a Residential Area in Lagos State, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Mopelola Omotoso ◽  
Ibrahim Amoo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Underground Water ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Adsorbent Dosage ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Dug Wells ◽  
Cadmium And Lead

Samples of rock deposit dug out from wells at Alimosho local government in Lagos state, Nigeria were characterized for chemical composition and ultimate utilization. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) were used to identify the rock as a mixed clay rock containing 35.04% Illite, 25.64% Illite plus Quartz, 22.20% Kaolinite and 17.09% Feldspar. This was corroborated by cation determination that showed the rock to be predominantly clayey rock. The mean concentrations of lead and copper in water of the wells in the rock location are 0.004mg/L and 0.05mg/L respectively while cadmium is less than detectable limit. The well water in the area studied is therefore not contaminated by these heavy metals. Heavy metals removal by the mixed clay from polluted underground water was studied using AAS. A general increase of sorption was observed with increase in the adsorbent dosage. 20g of the rock adsorbed a higher percentage of copper (80.23%) than lead and cadmium that were 70.25% and 65.83% respectively. The percentage of heavy metals adsorbed confirms the use of mixed clay minerals as a contaminants removal from the underground polluted water. The rock adsorbed copper readily than cadmium and lead. The maximum amount of lead removed from the contaminated underground water of the defunct battery site across the adsorbent dosage (5g, 10g, 15g and 20g) were 1.20mg/L, 3.19mg/L, 3.69mg/L and 4.09mg/L respectively indicating the effect of increase in adsorbent dosage in remediating the lead contaminated water. This data showed that the rock can be used to remove these heavy metals from contaminated water.

scholarly journals DFT: B3LYP/ LANL2DZ Study for the Removal of Fe, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and Pb with Chitosan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 7002-7010 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Bandgap Energy ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Carcinogenic Effects

Human activities are responsible for the existence of heavy metals in the environment. The accumulation of these metals in the environment causes several risks, such as toxicological, mutagenic, and carcinogenic effects. Chitosan (Cs) based materials have been explored its competitive efficacy in heavy metals removal from contaminated water. In this study, an attempt is presented to develop a natural, reliable, and cost-effective biopolymer structure of Cs with a high ability to entrap some heavy metals, which can be found in polluted water. The correlation between Cs-heavy metals and its stability was studied by density functional theory (DFT) using B3LYP together with the basis set LANL2DZ. The observed results revealed that the bandgap energy values for Cs, Cs- Fe, Cs-Ni, Cs-Cu, Cs-As, Cs-Cd and Cs-Pb were 2.571, 0.6147, 0.7176, 0.3396, 0.6648, 1.5007 and 0.4128 eV, respectively. The later showed that Cs structure has high selectivity and binding affinity to Cu and Pb hydrated metals, respectively rather than Fe, Ni, As and Cd. The examined correlation between Cu and Pb with Cs revealed that Cs could be applied for sensing and removing of Cu and Pb from wastewater.

scholarly journals Effect of polluted water on soil and plant contamination by heavy metals in El-Mahla El-Kobra, Egypt

Solid Earth ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 703-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esawy Kasem Mahmoud ◽  
Adel Mohamed Ghoneim
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Bioaccumulation Coefficient ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Very High ◽  
Irrigated Soils

Abstract. The discharge of untreated waste water in Zefta drain and drain no. 5 is becoming a problem for many farmers in the El-Mahla El-Kobra area, Egypt. The discharged water contains high levels of contaminants considered hazardous to the ecosystem. Some plants, soil, water, and sediment samples were collected from the El-Mahla El-Kobra area to evaluate the contamination by heavy metals. The results showed that the heavy metals, pH, sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the water of Zefta drain and drain no. 5 exceeded permissible limits for irrigation. In rice and maize shoots grown in soils irrigated by contaminated water from Zefta drain and drain no. 5, the bioaccumulation factors for Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, and Mn were higher than 1.0. The heavy metals content of irrigated soils from Zefta drain and drain no. 5 exceeded the upper limit of background heavy metals. In this study, the mean contaminant factor values of the drain no. 5 sediments revealed that Zn, Mn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni > 6, indicating very high contamination. The bioaccumulation coefficient values of Cynodon dactylon, Phragmites australis, and Typha domingensis aquatic plants growing in Zefta drain are high. These species can be considered as hyperaccumulators for the decontamination of contaminated water.

scholarly journals Heavy metals’ removal from aqueous environments using silica sulfuric acid

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasrin Hosseinahli ◽  
Maherram Hasanov ◽  
Maryam Abbasi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Silica Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Technological Growth ◽  
Aqueous Environments

Abstract There is a growing environmental and health concern associated with contamination by heavy metals. It has also been intensified due to an increase of the exposure to such pollutants as a result of industrial and technological growth. Therefore, it is necessary to remove heavy metals in contaminated water to eliminate the associated risks. This study focused on the removal of heavy metal ions using silica sulfuric acid (SSA). A comprehensive study was conducted to assess the effect of different factors on the adsorption by SSA as well as selectivity properties of the adsorbent, kinetic and thermodynamic studies of the adsorption process. A batch test was used to remove heavy metals from a multi-element solution containing Ni(II), Pb(II), Mn(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II). The results showed that removal rate reached its peak at pH, string time, and adsorbent amount equal to 8, 60 min, and 0.04 g/mL of solution, respectively. The removal efficiency of Ni2+, Cd2+, Mn2+ dropped by increasing the volume of solution and smoothed at 150 mL while the removal of Pb2+ and Cu2+ did not vary with the volume. The removal efficiency by SSA was decreased as Pb > >Mn > >Ni ≥ Cu > Cd. In general, SSA successfully removed heavy metals from contaminated water.

scholarly journals Effect of Diatomite on the Accumulation of Lead and Cadmium in the Body of White Rats

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 00144
Author(s):  
Vasily I. Dorozhkin ◽  
Natalia A. Brichko ◽  
Natalia S. Pavlova ◽  
Galina I. Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Cadmium Accumulation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
White Rats ◽  
Accumulation Of Metals ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
Cadmium And Lead

Every year, pollution by eco-toxicants of natural and anthropogenic origin is becoming more and more acute. Some of the most toxic among them are heavy metals, especially cadmium and lead. These elements do not decompose. Once released into the environment, these elements continue to circulate in water, soil, and air for a very long time, accumulating in plants and livestock products. Therefore, there is a problem of obtaining safe agricultural products in areas contaminated with heavy metals. In animal husbandry, synthetic and natural enterosorbents are used for obtaining safe products. For example, such enterosorbents are shungites, bentonites, diatomites, clays. We tested diatomite from the Kamyshlovskoye deposit at a dose of 5.0 g/kg of feed to reduce cadmium accumulation and lead during their combined intake. We investigated the feed intake of a combination of cadmium and lead at doses of 5.0 and 50.0 mg/kg feed. The result of this experiment is the accumulation of metals in the liver, kidneys, and bones, and, in addition, in the testes. The use of diatomite to reduce the accumulation of heavy metals has not been successful. There is an increase in lead accumulation in the liver, kidneys, and testes. The content of cadmium in diatomite is 3.86 ± 0.20 mg/kg, lead – 105.0 ± 7.2 mg/kg. The results obtained indicate that diatomite as a feed additive to reduce lead and cadmium intoxication did not show protective properties.

Qualitative assessments of the biomass from oil palm calyxes and its application in heavy metals removal from polluted water

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 4044-4053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent O. Oninla ◽  
Abimbola M. Olatunde ◽  
Jonathan O. Babalola ◽  
Olubukade J. Adesanmi ◽  
Gbolahan S. Towolawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Heavy Metals Removal ◽  
Metals Removal

Transport of Heavy Metals during Infiltration of Simulated Highway Runoff through Large-Scale Soil Columns

1996 ◽  
Vol 1523 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronan V. Igloria ◽  
Wade E. Hathhorn ◽  
David R. Yonge
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Soil Columns ◽  
Assimilative Capacity ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Actual Field

An evaluation was conducted of the performance of three Washington State soils in attenuating trace heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in contaminated water. Although previous investigations of this kind have used relatively small-scale soil columns as indicators of actual performance, large-scale soil columns (0.3 m in diameter and 1 m deep) were tested under loading conditions similar to actual field infiltration basins. The soil columns were loaded periodically to produce quasi-field conditions, with the corresponding metal transport being observed as a function of depth. The data indicate that metals speciation and background metals present in the soil are important factors to consider, because they can affect expected metals removal rates of soils. The hydraulics of the system played a secondary role to the geochemistry. Results suggest that infiltration can be a viable alternative in disposing of runoff at low metals concentrations, if the soil-water system's assimilative capacity is not taken for granted.

scholarly journals SPECIFIC FEATURES OF DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS IN ORGANS AND TISSUES OF HERRING SPECIES (CLUPEIDAE) IN CASPIAN SEA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-106
Author(s):  
Tatiana Ershova ◽  
Vyacheslav Fedorovich Zaitsev ◽  
Vladimir Chaplygin ◽  
Asylbek Shakhmuratovich Kanbetov
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Caspian Sea ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Electrothermal Atomization ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Zinc Cadmium ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Cadmium And Lead ◽  
Standard Techniques

Research objective was to identify the specific features of distribution of microelements (zink, manganese, lead, cadmium) in organs and tissues of black-backed shad Alosa kessleri kessleri (Grimm, 1887) and Dolginsky herring Alosa braschnikowii braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904) caught in the Caspian Sea. Accumulated in the tissues and organs of fish in concentrations exceeding the maximum permissible limits, heavy metals pose a danger to human health. Sampling was carried out by the standard techniques, definition of minerals was made by method of atomic and absorbing spectroscopy using an atomic and absorbing spectrometer with electrothermal atomization of MGA-915 MD. The analysis of the obtained data showed that distribution of minerals in the organs and tissues of the studied herring species had a similar pattern: the highest concentrations of minerals were registered in the gills and liver, the smallest - in muscle tissue. In comparison with black-backed shad the organs and tissues of Dolginsky herring had higher concentrations of chemical elements. Zinc has been found to accumulate mainly in the liver; manganese, lead and cadmium - in the gills. Accumulation of zinc, cadmium and lead in the studied bodies and tissues of fishes exceeded acceptable level.

Modified Clay Filters for Purification of Petroleum Products Contaminated Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Kebone Revival Mofokeng ◽  
Muhammad Falalu Yahaya ◽  
Joshua Osuigwe Madu ◽  
Florence Nkiruka Chukwudi ◽  
Samuel Ojo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Propylene Carbonate ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Dodecanoic Acid ◽  
Pore Former ◽  
Poly Propylene

Some organic pollutants change the color, smell, and other characteristics of water leaving it undesirable for use. However, other organic pollutants do not change the physical properties of the water, yet, they make the water non-useful. This study was carried out to determine the characteristics of petroleum contaminated water and how it can be purified using economical filters for possible reuse in rural areas of the Niger Delta, of Nigeria. The filters were made from rice husk ash, and white clay, as main materials, while calcium carbonate and poly (propylene carbonate) were used as binders and pore former. The water samples were tested for conductivity, turbidity, pH, heavy metals, and total hydrocarbon contents. The results showed a significant decrease in the amount of petroleum/organic pollutants present in the water sample before purification. The filter candle made using poly (propylene carbonate) as a binder was found to be the most efficient in removing organic pollutants, but it was not very effective in the removal of heavy metals and also, the pH of the filtrate became more acidic. Filtrates from other filters, however, had pH in an acceptable range. Dodecanoic acid and hexadecanoic acid were found to be removed from the polluted water using the filters.

scholarly journals Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using agricultural byproducts

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayder A. Alalwan ◽  
Mohammed A. Kadhom ◽  
Alaa H. Alminshid
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Regeneration Ability ◽  
Solid Sorbents ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Biological Sludge ◽  
Metals Removal

Abstract The use of agricultural waste to remove heavy metals from wastewater has attracted much attention due to its economic advantages and high removal efficiency which is attributed to different functional groups. The sorption mechanism of biomass can consist of several steps including chemisorption, complexation, adsorption on surface, diffusion through pores, and ion exchange. Heavy metals were removed in different rates depending on the adsorbent and metal itself. For instance, coconut waste showed adsorption capacities of 263 and 285 mg/g in removing lead and cadmium ions, respectively. Also, black oak bark has adsorbed mercury in an adsorption capacity of 400 mg/g, while wheat brans adsorption capacity for chromium was 310 mg/g. The adsorption capacity is commonly calculated by Lagergren's first-order equation, the Redlich Peterson model, and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) model. However, Langmuir and Freundlich models were intensively used to calculate the adsorbed amount by a unit weight of solid sorbents. This review article aims to present the recently available information on utilizing the biomass materials for heavy metals removal. Here, we highlight the increasing use of these materials due to their low cost, regeneration ability, high adsorption efficiency, and small chemical or biological sludge with a possibility of metal recovery.

scholarly journals Determination of Some Heavy Metals in Soils and Vegetables Samples from Kericho West Sub-county, Kenya

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Bett ◽  
Ongera Gilbert ◽  
Wangila Phanice ◽  
Shadrack Mule
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
P Value ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cadmium Lead ◽  
Cadmium And Lead

The present study was carried out to investigated the presence of heavy metals (essential and non- essential); Pb, Fe, Cu, Mn and Cd in soils and vegetables such as Brassica oleracea, Brassica oleracea Acephala and Amaranthus palmeri. These soils and vegetables were collected randomly from local farms in Kericho West Sub-County. The samples were analysed for heavy metal by Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrophotometer (ICPE 9000) to determine the levels of the heavy metals. The mean concentrations of the heavy metals ranged in vegetables:- Manganese (86.33-113.00 mg/kg), Copper (15.67-36.00 mg/kg), Iron (319.33-977.67 mg/kg), Cadmium (10.33-29.00 mg/kg) and Lead (31.67-53.67 mg/kg) as well as in the soils; Mn (172.33-201.00 mg/kg), Cu (1.33-3.33 mg/kg), Fe (63.67-98.00 mg/kg), Cd (3.67-5.33 mg/kg) and Pb (5.00-5.67 mg/kg). The data obtained was analysed by using SPSS version 20.0 for descriptive statistics and one- way ANOVA. From the analysis of heavy metals in vegetables, from Sosiot the concentration of Manganese and copper were significantly different at p-value < 0.05, while Iron, Cadmium, Lead and Manganese were not significantly different at p-value > 0.05; from Kabianga Division, Manganese and Iron were significantly different at p-value < 0.05. Copper, Lead and Cadmium were not significantly different at p-value > 0.05; from Kiptere Division, Manganese, Iron and Copper had no significant difference at p-value < 0.05. Cadmium and lead were significantly different at p-value > 0.05. Manganese had the lowest transfer factor between 0.42 and 1.15. The highest ratios were observed from copper ranging from 15.67 to 36.00 in all vegetables.

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