Analysis of Soil for Trace Elements along Two Highways of Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorHashim, N.O.
dc.contributor.authorKinyua, A. M.
dc.contributor.authorMangala, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorRathore, I. V. S.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-11T08:45:26Z
dc.date.available2015-06-11T08:45:26Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractEnergy dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique has been used to study the levels of lead and other toxic trace elements in the soil samples collected along two major highways (Mombasa and Thika) of Kenya at the various distances off the road. The soil samples from Thika road are found to have higher concentration values of the trace elements: Cr, Zr; Mn, Fe, Y; Ni, Cu, Zn, Br and Sr than those from Mombasa road. The samples from Thika and Mombasa roads have maximum concentrations of Lead, 56 ug/g and 90 ug/g respectively at the distance of 100m off the roads, which is below the admissible value of 250 Ug/g for agricultural practices.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationEast African Journal of Science 1(1): 2-10 (May 1998)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12874
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Science Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectXRF analysisen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectTrace elementsen_US
dc.subjectNuclear techniquesen_US
dc.subjectRadiationen_US
dc.subjectDetectionen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of Soil for Trace Elements along Two Highways of Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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