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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Assessing the enrichment of heavy metals in surface soil and plant (Digitaria eriantha) around coal-fired power plants in South Africa
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Volume 21, No. 6, Year 2014
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Nine metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr, and Zn) were determined in soil and Digitaria eriantha plants within the vicinity of three coal power plants (Matla, Lethabo, and Rooiwal), using ICP-OES and GFAAS. The total metal concentration in soil ranged from 0.05 ± 0.02 to 1836 ± 70 μg g-1, 0.08 ± 0.05 to 1744 ± 29 μg g-1, and 0.07 ± 0.04 to 1735 ± 91 μg g-1 in Matla, Lethabo, and Rooiwal, respectively. Total metal concentration in the plant (D. eriantha) ranged from 0.005 ± 0.003 to 535 ± 43 μg g-1 in Matla, 0.002 ± 0.001 to 400 ± 269 μg g-1 in Lethabo, and 0.002 ± 0.001 to 4277 ± 201 μg g-1 in Rooiwal. Accumulation factors (A) of less than 1 (i.e., 0.003 to 0.37) at all power plants indicate a low transfer of metal from soil to plant (excluder). Enrichment factor values obtained (2.4-5.0) indicate that the soils are moderately enriched with the exception of Pb that had significant enrichment of 20. Geo-accumulation index (I-geo) values of metals indicate that the soils are moderately polluted (0.005-0.65), except for Pb that showed moderate to strong pollution (1.74-2.53). © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Authors & Co-Authors
Okedeyi, Olumuyiwa O.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of South Africa
Dube, Simiso
South Africa, Pretoria
University of South Africa
Awofolu, Omotayo Rafiu
South Africa, Pretoria
University of South Africa
Nindi, Mathew Muzi
South Africa, Pretoria
University of South Africa
Statistics
Citations: 99
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11356-013-2432-0
ISSN:
09441344
e-ISSN:
16147499
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
South Africa