Heavy Metal Content of Agricultural Soils in a Tropical Sudan Savannah Area: Katsina State, North-Western Nigeria

Yaradua AI; Alhassan AJ; Nasir A; Hamisu I; Usman A; Idi; A; Muhammad I

Authors

Yaradua AI
Alhassan AJ
Nasir A
Hamisu I
Usman A
Idi
A
Muhammad I

Keywords:

agricultural soils, heavy metals, katsina state, pollution load index, contamination factor

Abstract

This work contributes to the monitoring of Agricultural soil pollution in Katsina State, North western Nigeria by assessing the degree of heavy metal pollution in Agricultural soil samples. The study was conducted in the year 2017 within some catchment areas located within the 3 senatorial zones that constitute to make up the state (Katsina senatorial zone: Birchi, Dutsinma and Katsina; Daura senatorial zone: Daura, Ingawa and Zango; Funtua senatorial zone: Dabai, Funtua, Kafur, Malunfashi and Matazu). Analysis for the concentration of these heavy metals; Cr, Cd, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn was conducted by the use of AAS (by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry) method. Several indices were used to assess the metal contamination levels in the Agricultural soil samples, namely; Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo), Enrichment Factor (EF), Contamination Factor (CF), Degree of Contamination (Cd) and Pollution Load Index (PLI).

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Heavy Metal Content of Agricultural Soils in a Tropical Sudan Savannah Area: Katsina State, North-Western Nigeria. (2019). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 19(B1), 43-50. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2837

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