Research Article Background Concentrations of Potentially Harmful Elements in Soils of the Kette-Batouri Region, Eastern Cameroon

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Research Article Background Concentrations of Potentially Harmful Elements in Soils of the Kette-Batouri Region, Eastern Cameroon"

Transcription

1

2 OPEN ACCESS Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology ISSN DOI:.393/rjet Research Article Background Concentrations of Potentially Harmful Elements in Soils of the Kette-Batouri Region, Eastern Cameroon 1 B.T. Edith-Etakah, M. Shapi, 1 J. Penaye, 3 M.E. Mimba, 3 S.C. NguemheFils, D.S. Nadasan,,4 T.C. Davies and M.A. Jordaan 1 Centre for Geological and Mining Research, B.P. 333, Garoua, Cameroon Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mangosuthu University of Technology, 511 Mangosuthu Highway, Umlazi, KwaZulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa 3 Laboratory of Image Processing, B.P. 41, Yaoundé, Cameroon 4 Department of Geology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria G

3 E E E E E

4 Kette N Main road Secondary road Tertiary road and track Locality Cameroon Central Africa republic km E

5 G G EF = [C metal /C normalizer ] soil/[c metal /C normalizer ] control CF = C m (sample)/c m (background) PLI = (CF1 CF CF3 ----CFN) 1/N

6 log C n I geo = 1.5B n 14 0'0"E 14 40'0"E 4 30'0"N 4 40'0"N 4 50'0"N 4 30'0"N 4 40'0"N 4 50'0"N Elevation (m) River 14 0'0"E km 14 40'0"E

7 14 0'00" 14 45'00" Mining site Post tectonic granitoid, gode type, neproterozoic Syn to latetectonic granitoid, neproterozoic 14 30'00" 14 50'00" Conglomerate, quartzite, sedimentary and volcano-sedimentary schist, Yaounde group Schist, Yaounde group Gneiss and micaschist, Yaounde group Pie chart of sampling points Cu Pb Zn Ni Co As Th Cr 14 0'00" 14 45'00"

8 600 (a) * Mn (ppm) As (ppm) Cd (ppm) V (ppm) Cr (ppm) Fe (wt%) 30 (b) Cu (ppm) Pb (ppm) Zn (ppm) Ni (ppm) Co (ppm) G

9 5 (a) 300 (b) Expected log normal values Expected log normal values (c) 0 (d) Expected log normal values Expected log normal values (e) 15 (f) Expected log normal values 3 1 Expected log normal values Observed values Observed values 15 G

10 G G G

11

12 4.90 (a) 4.90 (b) (c) (d)

13 4.90 (e) 4.90 (f) (g) 4.90 (h) G

14

15

16

Trace metal contamination of soils and sediments in the Port Kembla area, New South Wales, Australia

Trace metal contamination of soils and sediments in the Port Kembla area, New South Wales, Australia University of Wollongong Thesis Collections University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Year 9 Trace metal contamination of soils and sediments in the Port Kembla area, New South

More information

Li Mass = 7 amu Melting point C Density 0.53 g/cm 3 Color: silvery

Li Mass = 7 amu Melting point C Density 0.53 g/cm 3 Color: silvery Blackline Master B02: Mendeleev s Element Cards H Mass = 1 amu Melting point -259 0 C Density 0.0909 g/cm 3 Color: colorless Li Mass = 7 amu Melting point 180.5 0 C Density 0.53 g/cm 3 Be Mass = 9 amu

More information

At the heart of Africa : The DRC

At the heart of Africa : The DRC The Copper Industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo - An Overview Dr Dieudonné-Louis TAMBWE K. a-m. CTCPM Deputy Coordinator DR Congo Ministry of Mines Lisbon, April 2018 The Country in brief At the

More information

CHAPTER 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT 5.1 Geoaccumulation Index and Pollution Load Index Knowledge of the natural concentration of metals in the bottom sediments of river, lakes,, and estuaries are important parameters

More information

Health risk estimate for groundwater and soil contamination in the Slovak Republic a convenient tool for identification of risk areas

Health risk estimate for groundwater and soil contamination in the Slovak Republic a convenient tool for identification of risk areas Health risk estimate for groundwater and soil contamination in the Slovak Republic a convenient tool for identification of risk areas 1 Fajčíková K., 1 Cvečková V., 1 Rapant S. www.geology.sk 1 State Geological

More information

Assessment of Arsenic and Trace Metal Contaminations in Riverine Water and Sediments Resulted from the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee

Assessment of Arsenic and Trace Metal Contaminations in Riverine Water and Sediments Resulted from the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee Assessment of Arsenic and Trace Metal Contaminations in Riverine Water and Sediments Resulted from the Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee Ashley Ramsey, Anna Szynkiewicz University of Tennessee Department

More information

Water Quality of Fayoum Surface Water, Fayoum Province, Egypt

Water Quality of Fayoum Surface Water, Fayoum Province, Egypt Deltas in Times of Climate Change II, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 24-26 Sept. 2014 Water Quality of Fayoum Surface Water, Fayoum Province, Egypt Mahmoud S.M. Abdel Wahed a,b,*, Essam A. Mohamed b, Christian

More information

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: 1.1 INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: 1.1 INTRODUCTION Page 1.1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION According to the Environmental Data Report ofthe United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP, 1993) there is an increasing awareness that the health of

More information

Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Monitored by PTEs Contamination of Stream Sediments along the Wad Malyan River

Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Monitored by PTEs Contamination of Stream Sediments along the Wad Malyan River Solid Waste Landfill and Soil/Sediment Contamination: Case Studies in Tunisia, p.89-99. 2002, INRST-JICA Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Monitored by PTEs Contamination of Stream Sediments along

More information

Flambeau Mine On-Site Surface Water Monitoring Program (See Appendix I for maps with site locations)

Flambeau Mine On-Site Surface Water Monitoring Program (See Appendix I for maps with site locations) Flambeau Mine On-Site Surface Water Monitoring Program (See Appendix I for maps with site locations) Controlling Document and Specifications COC Stipulation Monitoring Plan (Dec 2007) Frequency: Spring/Fall,

More information

Effects of Abandoned Mine Wastes on Streamwater in New York and Vermont. Serena NW Hollmeyer

Effects of Abandoned Mine Wastes on Streamwater in New York and Vermont. Serena NW Hollmeyer Effects of Abandoned Mine Wastes on Streamwater in New York and Vermont Serena NW Hollmeyer December 14, 2003 ABSTRACT:... 3 INTRODUCTION:... 4 HISTORY AND BEDROCK GEOLOGY:... 4 METHODS:... 5 DATA:...

More information

ACAM Guangzhou

ACAM Guangzhou Insights into wet deposition of trace elements to central Himalayas: Spatial and seasonal variations Lekhendra Tripathee and Shichang Kang State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute

More information

Chemistry*120* * Name:! Rio*Hondo*College* * * EXAMPLE*EXAM*1*!

Chemistry*120* * Name:! Rio*Hondo*College* * * EXAMPLE*EXAM*1*! Chemistry*120* * Name: EXAMPLE*EXAM*1* Exam)#1 100)points) Directions:)Answereachquestionbelowtothebestofyourability.Showallworkwherecalculations arerequired.aninformationsheetwithaperiodictableisattachedtothebackoftheexam;youmay

More information

MONITORING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

MONITORING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT MONITORING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT REPORT NO. 12-9 HARLEM AVENUE SOLIDS MANAGEMENT AREA MONITORING REPORT FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2011 FEBRUARY 2012 Thomas C. Granato, Ph.D. Director of Monitoring and Research

More information

METAL PARAMETERS METAL PARAMETER METHOD CODE TECHNOLOGY. EPA SM 18 th, 19 th 3113 B SM 18 th, 19 th 3111 D SW B EPA 200.

METAL PARAMETERS METAL PARAMETER METHOD CODE TECHNOLOGY. EPA SM 18 th, 19 th 3113 B SM 18 th, 19 th 3111 D SW B EPA 200. METAL PARAMETERS METAL PARAMETER METHOD CODE TECHNOLOGY G SM 18 th, 19 th 3500 Al D SM 3114 B 4.d SW846 7061 A SW846 7062 G G SM 18 th, 19 th 3500 As C G G SM 3500 Be D BORON BORON SM 3111 18 th, 19 th

More information

APPENDIX I PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE

APPENDIX I PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE APPENDIX I PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE 1. Environment Impact Assessment/Environment Management Plan document shall be in accordance with the provisions & generic structure stipulated in the EIA Notification

More information

Quarterly Activities Report. For the Period Ending 30 June Well head setup to enable continuous samples to be collected

Quarterly Activities Report. For the Period Ending 30 June Well head setup to enable continuous samples to be collected Overview Paradox Lithium Project, Utah, USA: Additional claims staked Re-Opening of Cane Creek 32-1 well Quarterly Activities Report Continuous flow from 6,170 feet For the Period Ending 30 June 2018 Well

More information

ElvaX ProSpector in Exploration & Mining

ElvaX ProSpector in Exploration & Mining ElvaX ProSpector in Exploration & Mining Introduction ElvaX ProSpector is a fast, accurate and easy tool for different mining applications. It provides onsite analysis of ore samples with minimal sample

More information

UK Baseline Geochemistry: A Key Environmental Yardstick

UK Baseline Geochemistry: A Key Environmental Yardstick UK Baseline Geochemistry: A Key Environmental Yardstick Geochemical Baselines and Medical Geology Team Content Geochemical baselines G-BASE project Applications how the data have been used and what can

More information

RECOMMENDED SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION (For Testing Laboratories) * Test Method / Standard against which tests are performed

RECOMMENDED SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION (For Testing Laboratories) * Test Method / Standard against which tests are performed Sl Product / Material of test 1 Wastewater Colour, true colour units, 2 Turbidity, NTU 3 Total dissolved solids mg/1, IS-3025 (Part 4) -1983 2005: 2120 /C IS-3025 (Part 10)-1984 2005: 2130/B IS-3025 (Part

More information

Joint Baseline Survey of the Orange-Senqu River System

Joint Baseline Survey of the Orange-Senqu River System Joint Baseline Survey of the Orange-Senqu River System Survey of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals UNDP-GEF Project Executed by UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services UNDP-GEF Project

More information

CLASS TEST GRADE 11. PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY Test 7: Chemical systems

CLASS TEST GRADE 11. PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY Test 7: Chemical systems CLASS TEST GRADE PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY Test 7: Chemical systems MARKS: 45 TIME: hour INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION. Answer ALL the questions. 2. You may use non-programmable calculators. 3. You may

More information

3.40 Sketch within a cubic unit cell the following planes: (a) (01 1 ) (b) (112 ) (c) (102 ) (d) (13 1) Solution

3.40 Sketch within a cubic unit cell the following planes: (a) (01 1 ) (b) (112 ) (c) (102 ) (d) (13 1) Solution 3.40 Sketch within a cubic unit cell the following planes: (a) (01 1 ) (b) (11 ) (c) (10 ) (d) (13 1) The planes called for are plotted in the cubic unit cells shown below. 3.41 Determine the Miller indices

More information

WM2011 Conference, February 27 - March 3, 2011, Phoenix, AZ. Performance Assessment Inventory Considerations at Savannah River Site

WM2011 Conference, February 27 - March 3, 2011, Phoenix, AZ. Performance Assessment Inventory Considerations at Savannah River Site Performance Assessment Inventory Considerations at Savannah River Site - 11322 Ben Dean Savannah River Remediation, LLC Building 705-1C, Aiken, SC 29808 ABSTRACT To support the closure documentation process,

More information

Concentration of Metals (Cd, Hg, Ag; mean +SD) in sediment samples collected from Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry Monitoring for CMP 1 in May 2014.

Concentration of Metals (Cd, Hg, Ag; mean +SD) in sediment samples collected from Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry Monitoring for CMP 1 in May 2014. Figure 1: Concentration of Metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, As; mean +SD) in sediment samples collected from Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry Monitoring for CMP 1 in May 2014. Figure 2: Concentration of Metals

More information

Families on the Periodic Table

Families on the Periodic Table Families on the Periodic Table Elements on the periodic table can be grouped into families based on their chemical properties. Each family has a specific name to differentiate it from the other families

More information

Trace elements leaching from cement mixtures containing fly ash. Nadya Teutsch and Olga Berlin Geological Survey of Israel

Trace elements leaching from cement mixtures containing fly ash. Nadya Teutsch and Olga Berlin Geological Survey of Israel Trace elements leaching from cement mixtures containing fly ash Nadya Teutsch and Olga Berlin Geological Survey of Israel WEACAU-III: Workshop on Environmental Aspects of Coal Ash Uses 12 December 2012

More information

MoRE Results and Modifications

MoRE Results and Modifications MoRE Results and Modifications Stephan Fuchs, Stephan Hilgert, Tatyana Rogozina, Ramona Wander Simon Höllering, Jürgen Ihringer und Ulrike Scherer INSTITUTE FOR WATER AND RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT

More information

The Criticality of Materials

The Criticality of Materials Center for Industrial Ecology Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies The Criticality of Materials Thomas E. Graedel Yale University Metal Linkages in the New Mineralogy +4 Elements +45 Elements

More information

Radiological Assessment of Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Luku, Niger State, Nigeria

Radiological Assessment of Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Luku, Niger State, Nigeria Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health, 8, Vol. 6, No., 45-5 Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/jephh/6// Science and Education Publishing DOI:.69/jephh-6-- Radiological Assessment

More information

A Hydrologic Study of the North Hills, Helena, Montana

A Hydrologic Study of the North Hills, Helena, Montana A Hydrologic Study of the North Hills, Helena, Montana Andrew Bobst, Kirk Waren, James Swierc, and Jane Madison MBMG Groundwater Investigations Program 10/6/11 MT AWRA Background Groundwater Steering Committee

More information

The Concrete Industry

The Concrete Industry September 4, 202 What s Up in the Concrete Industry? What s Up in the Concrete Industry? That I know something about Ken Hover, P.E. Cornell University Ken Hover, P.E. Cornell University Vocabulary The

More information

Waste Characterization and Predicted Drainage Chemistry at the Antamina Mine after 10 Years of Operations

Waste Characterization and Predicted Drainage Chemistry at the Antamina Mine after 10 Years of Operations Waste Characterization and Predicted Drainage Chemistry at the Antamina Mine after 10 Years of Operations Bevin Harrison, Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. 18 th Annual ML/ARD Workshop, Vancouver, BC Dec 1,

More information

Whole Lake Experiments to Control Harmful Algal Blooms in Multi-Use Watersheds Presentation to the Middle Huron Partners 8 November 2006

Whole Lake Experiments to Control Harmful Algal Blooms in Multi-Use Watersheds Presentation to the Middle Huron Partners 8 November 2006 Whole Lake Experiments to Control Harmful Algal Blooms in Multi-Use Watersheds Presentation to the Middle Huron Partners 8 November 2006 U.S. EPA STAR Grant R830653-010 Develop management plan to control

More information

Using passive DGT samplers for integrative measurement of metals in groundwater of industrial sites S.MAGHE-CHAUVIN

Using passive DGT samplers for integrative measurement of metals in groundwater of industrial sites S.MAGHE-CHAUVIN Using passive DGT samplers for integrative measurement of metals in groundwater of industrial sites S.MAGHE-CHAUVIN What s a DGT? DGT (Diffusive Gradient in Thin films) Passive sampler Targets: labile

More information

BIOTREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE USING SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR S ) IN THE SARCHESHMEH PORPHYRY COPPER MINE

BIOTREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE USING SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR S ) IN THE SARCHESHMEH PORPHYRY COPPER MINE BIOTREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE USING SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR S ) IN THE SARCHESHMEH PORPHYRY COPPER MINE Reza Marandi 1, Faramarz Doulati Ardejani 2 and Amid Marandi 3 1 Islamic Azad University

More information

EPA Primary. (mg/l as CaCO3) (mg/l as CaCO3)

EPA Primary. (mg/l as CaCO3) (mg/l as CaCO3) NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT - Wylie Water Analysis Jan-2018 Mineral Analysis Raw Treated Standards Residue on Evaporation 412 456 500 1000 Silica (SiO2) 3.63 3.41 Iron (Fe) 0.378 0.259 0.3 0.3

More information

Basics of Water Quality Sheila Murphy

Basics of Water Quality Sheila Murphy Basics of Water Quality Sheila Murphy Water quality: The chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water, usually in respect to its suitability for a particular purpose Water quality can include:

More information

Volta Mining to acquire Kango Iron Ore Project in Gabon

Volta Mining to acquire Kango Iron Ore Project in Gabon , PERTH Volta Mining to acquire Kango Iron Ore Project in Gabon Emerging West Africa focussed resources company Volta Mining Limited ( Volta Mining ) (ASX: VTM) is pleased to announce it has entered into

More information

IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS ON THE WATER QUALITY OF VRISHABAVATHI RIVER AND BYRAMANGALA LAKE IN BIDADI INDUSTRIAL AREA, KARNATAKA, INDIA

IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS ON THE WATER QUALITY OF VRISHABAVATHI RIVER AND BYRAMANGALA LAKE IN BIDADI INDUSTRIAL AREA, KARNATAKA, INDIA International Journal of Geology, Earth & Environmental Sciences ISSN: 2277-281 (Online) 213 Vol.3 (2) May-August, pp.132-141/madhukar and Srikantaswamy IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS ON THE WATER QUALITY

More information

(GRASP) A screening tool applying soil geochemical data to assess threats to shallow groundwater in Glasgow

(GRASP) A screening tool applying soil geochemical data to assess threats to shallow groundwater in Glasgow GRoundwater And Soil Pollutants (GRASP) A screening tool applying soil geochemical data to assess threats to shallow groundwater in Glasgow Brighid Ó Dochartaigh, Fiona Fordyce, Louise Ander and Helen

More information

CONTAMINATION OF RIVER SEDIMENTS AND SOILS IN KEENE, N.H., FROM LEAD PAINT

CONTAMINATION OF RIVER SEDIMENTS AND SOILS IN KEENE, N.H., FROM LEAD PAINT CONTAMINATION OF RIVER SEDIMENTS AND SOILS IN KEENE, N.H., FROM LEAD PAINT Timothy ALLEN Geology and Environmental Studies, Keene State College Keene, NH 3435-21 tallen@keene.edu Recently the Keene State

More information

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA; A COUNTRY CURRENTLY WITHOUT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA; A COUNTRY CURRENTLY WITHOUT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA; A COUNTRY CURRENTLY WITHOUT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Gustav Gbeddy National Radioactive Waste Management Centre National Nuclear Research Institute Ghana Atomic Energy

More information

Effects of fly ash application on soil properties, nutrient status and environment in Northern Thailand

Effects of fly ash application on soil properties, nutrient status and environment in Northern Thailand Symposium no. 4 Paper no. 49 Presentation: poster Effects of fly ash application on soil properties, nutrient status and environment in Northern Thailand INTHASAN J. (), HIRUNBURANA N. (), HERRMANN L.

More information

Effects of soil amendment on growth and lead accumulation on grasses Vetiveria zizanioides and Thysanolaena maxima grown in lead-contaminated soil

Effects of soil amendment on growth and lead accumulation on grasses Vetiveria zizanioides and Thysanolaena maxima grown in lead-contaminated soil Effects of soil amendment on growth and lead accumulation on grasses Vetiveria zizanioides and Thysanolaena maxima grown in lead-contaminated soil Puttipar Rotkittikhun 1, Rattanawat Chaiyarat 1, Maleeya

More information

The Analysis and Evaluation on Heavy Metal Pollution of Topsoil in Chinese Large-scale Cities

The Analysis and Evaluation on Heavy Metal Pollution of Topsoil in Chinese Large-scale Cities Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Energy Procedia 16 (2012) 1084 1089 2012 International Conference on Future Energy, Environment, and Materials The Analysis and Evaluation on Heavy Metal Pollution

More information

Selenium Release During Saturated Periods from Soils of the Sudbury Region, Ontario

Selenium Release During Saturated Periods from Soils of the Sudbury Region, Ontario Selenium Release During Saturated Periods from Soils of the Sudbury Region, Ontario Lindsay Robertson, MSc Laurentian University, MIRARCO CEM Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd Objectives of Study I. Determine the

More information

Min GUO University of Science and Technology Beijing

Min GUO University of Science and Technology Beijing Utilization of Zn containing electric arc furnace dust for multi metal doped ferrite with enhanced magnetic property: From hazardous solid waste to green product Min GUO University of Science and Technology

More information

Is this the right tool for your needs? Lester McKee San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) May 2001

Is this the right tool for your needs? Lester McKee San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) May 2001 The use of the Simple Model for informing environmental science and management: Is this the right tool for your needs? Lester McKee San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) May 2001 Fact: Field data collection

More information

LAKE FORK OF THE GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHED: WATER QUALITY DATA ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY

LAKE FORK OF THE GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHED: WATER QUALITY DATA ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY LAKE FORK OF THE GUNNISON RIVER WATERSHED: WATER QUALITY DATA ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY By: Ashley Bembenek July 21, 2011 Lake Fork Watershed 3 sub-watersheds Upper Lake Fork (ULF) Henson Creek (HC) Lower Lake

More information

EU Regulatory Perspective and Expectations. Sven-Erik Hillver Senior expert, QWP delegate Medical Products Agency, Sweden

EU Regulatory Perspective and Expectations. Sven-Erik Hillver Senior expert, QWP delegate Medical Products Agency, Sweden EU Regulatory Perspective and Expectations Sven-Erik Hillver Senior expert, QWP delegate Medical Products Agency, Sweden Disclaimer EU regulators still have to build up an experience of applications based

More information

Lake Victoria Mining Co. Gravity, Flotation and Cyanide Leach Test Work. Prepared for:

Lake Victoria Mining Co. Gravity, Flotation and Cyanide Leach Test Work. Prepared for: Lake Victoria Mining Co. Gravity, Flotation and Cyanide Leach Test Work Prepared for: Dave Kalenuik Lake Victoria Mining Co. #810-675 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1N2 (604) 719-2896 dkalenuik@gmail.com

More information

Advances in the Manufacturing of Lead Based Anodes for Electrowinning

Advances in the Manufacturing of Lead Based Anodes for Electrowinning Advances in the Manufacturing of Lead Based Anodes for Electrowinning Dr. Abbas Mirza, Senior Process Engineer, RSR Technologies, Dallas, TX Mr. Jerry Gagnon, Sales Manager, Quemetco Metals, Casa Grande,

More information

EFFECT OF A FURTHER MATURATION PHASE ON THE LEACHING BEHAVIOUR OF MBT WASTE

EFFECT OF A FURTHER MATURATION PHASE ON THE LEACHING BEHAVIOUR OF MBT WASTE 6 th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management EFFECT OF A FURTHER MATURATION PHASE ON THE LEACHING BEHAVIOUR OF MBT WASTE Daniela Zingaretti, Alessio Lieto, Francesco Lombardi, Renato

More information

Metals in the Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Coal Creek, Crested Butte, CO

Metals in the Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Coal Creek, Crested Butte, CO Metals in the Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Coal Creek, Crested Butte, CO Scarlett E. Graham July 1, 26 University of Colorado at Boulder Environmental Engineering REU Summer Student Overview Motivation

More information

Proposed Appropriate Best Management Practices for Quality and Quantity Control of Highway Runoff in Amman

Proposed Appropriate Best Management Practices for Quality and Quantity Control of Highway Runoff in Amman Proposed Appropriate Best Management Practices for Quality and Quantity Control of Highway Runoff in Amman Zain M. AL-Houri, Abbas Al-Omari & Hazem Shakaa Assistant Professor: Civil Engineering Department

More information

Bioaccumulation of some Heavy Metals in the selected five freshwater fish from Kollidam River, Tamilnadu, India

Bioaccumulation of some Heavy Metals in the selected five freshwater fish from Kollidam River, Tamilnadu, India Available online at www.pelagiaresearchlibrary.com Advances in Applied Science Research, 2011, 2 (5):221-225 Bioaccumulation of some Heavy Metals in the selected five freshwater fish from Kollidam River,

More information

Comparison of Characteristics of Heavy Metals in Different Grain Sizes of Intertidalite Sediment by Using Grid Sampling Method

Comparison of Characteristics of Heavy Metals in Different Grain Sizes of Intertidalite Sediment by Using Grid Sampling Method 29 2 2008 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Vol. 29,No. 2 Feb.,2008 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1 (1., 100101 ; 2. Department of Geography, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland) :, 10 m 1 m, 384, Al Fe Ti Mn Ba Sr

More information

ODGEREL Dalkhjav (M2) Supervisor: Prof Higano Yoshiro University of Tsukuba

ODGEREL Dalkhjav (M2) Supervisor: Prof Higano Yoshiro University of Tsukuba An assessment of impact of the tannery effluents on Tuul river water quality and approach in choosing suitable waste water treatment technology for tanning industry ODGEREL Dalkhjav (M2) Supervisor: Prof

More information

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS 5 th INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS Mariana DOBRA, Vasile VIMAN North University of Baia Mare, V. Babeş st. no. 62/A

More information

Pollution Studies on Ground Water Contamination: Water. Quality of Abeokuta, Ogun State, South West Nigeria

Pollution Studies on Ground Water Contamination: Water. Quality of Abeokuta, Ogun State, South West Nigeria Pollution Studies on Ground Water Contamination: Water Quality of Abeokuta, Ogun State, South West Nigeria Adebola. A. Adekunle, (Corresponding author) Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University

More information

Copper Alloy. LEADED Red BRASS ( ) C Al Amana Foundry We Make The Quality By Experience And Science

Copper Alloy. LEADED Red BRASS ( ) C Al Amana Foundry We Make The Quality By Experience And Science LEADED Red BRASS (85-5-5-5) C83600 Tensile Strength, Ksi 30 Tensile Strength, Mpa 207 Yield Strength, Ksi 14 Yield Strength, Mpa 97 Elongation in 2 inch 20 Density g/cm3 8.83 Electrical Conductivity IACS

More information

THE IMPACT OF THE RIVERS DRENICA, PRISHTEVKË, GRAQANKË ON POLLUTION OF THE RIVER SITNICA WITH HEAVY METALS

THE IMPACT OF THE RIVERS DRENICA, PRISHTEVKË, GRAQANKË ON POLLUTION OF THE RIVER SITNICA WITH HEAVY METALS VOL., NO. 7, APRIL 7 ISSN 89-668 6-7 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). All rights reserved. THE IMPACT OF THE RIVERS DRENICA, PRISHTEVKË, GRAQANKË ON POLLUTION OF THE RIVER SITNICA WITH HEAVY METALS

More information

Effects of Precipitation on the Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Hewett Fork Watershed Understanding Storm Response

Effects of Precipitation on the Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Hewett Fork Watershed Understanding Storm Response Effects of Precipitation on the Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Hewett Fork Watershed Understanding Storm Response Zeb Martin Ohio University Contents Project Overview Objectives of the Research Project Area

More information

Update on ESTCP Project ER-0918: Field Sampling and Sample Processing for Metals on DoD Ranges. Jay L. Clausen US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC CRREL

Update on ESTCP Project ER-0918: Field Sampling and Sample Processing for Metals on DoD Ranges. Jay L. Clausen US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC CRREL Update on ESTCP Project ER-0918: Field Sampling and Sample Processing for Metals on DoD Ranges Jay L. Clausen US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC CRREL Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188

More information

Stimulation of Natural Attenuation of Metals in Acid Mine Drainage through Water and Sediment Management at Abandoned Copper Mines

Stimulation of Natural Attenuation of Metals in Acid Mine Drainage through Water and Sediment Management at Abandoned Copper Mines Stimulation of Natural Attenuation of Metals in Acid Mine Drainage through Water and Sediment Management at Abandoned Copper Mines Gijsbert D. Breedveld 1,2, Franziska Klimpel 2, Marianne Kvennås 1, Gudny

More information

CHM101 SECOND EXAM 162. Chemistry 101 SECOND Exam (162) Name: Date: 30/4/2017

CHM101 SECOND EXAM 162. Chemistry 101 SECOND Exam (162) Name: Date: 30/4/2017 Chemistry 101 SECOND Exam (162) Name: Date: 30/4/2017 Student no. Section: Useful Information:Gas Constant R= 0.08206 L.atm/K.mol, Specific heat of H 2 O=4.18 J/g. C 1 atm. = 760 mmhg. H 1 He 2 1.000 4

More information

Core Analysis with the Tracer

Core Analysis with the Tracer BRUKER ELEMENTAL Core Analysis with the Tracer Prepared by: Lee Drake, Senior Application Scientist January 23, 2014 BRUKER ELEMENTAL Key Points OBJECTIVE 3 EXPLORATION 3 DECISION MAKING 3 RECLAMATION

More information

ISL Mining in Kazakhstan and Technology Development Vienna, IAEA, April 2013

ISL Mining in Kazakhstan and Technology Development Vienna, IAEA, April 2013 ISL Mining in Kazakhstan and Technology Development Vienna, IAEA, 15-18 April 2013 O. Gorbatenko Uranium resources in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Identified Resources of uranium amount to 900 thousand tons,

More information

The impact of the Sava River pollution on biomarkers response in the liver and gills of three cyprinid species

The impact of the Sava River pollution on biomarkers response in the liver and gills of three cyprinid species The impact of the Sava River pollution on biomarkers response in the liver and gills of three cyprinid species Jovana Kostić a,b, Stoimir Kolarević a, Margareta Kračun-Kolarević c, Mustafa Aborgiba a,

More information

Detailed technical design for acid mine water treatment in Novo Brdo Mine, Artana / KOSOVO

Detailed technical design for acid mine water treatment in Novo Brdo Mine, Artana / KOSOVO Detailed technical design for acid mine water treatment in Novo Brdo Mine, Artana / KOSOVO Nikolaus Linder 1, Michael Mackenbach 2, Jaromír Novák 3 1 Fichtner Water & Transportation GmbH, Department Mining

More information

Modeling the resuspension of dust particles in mining districts of Namibia and Zambia

Modeling the resuspension of dust particles in mining districts of Namibia and Zambia Modeling the resuspension of dust particles in mining districts of Namibia and Zambia Bohdan Kříbek, Vladimír Majer and Ilja Knésl Czech Geological Survey Josef Keder Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

More information

Summary of University of Kentucky PCB/Metals Data Collection Efforts at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Summary of University of Kentucky PCB/Metals Data Collection Efforts at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant UK/KRCEE Doc #: P14.2 2009 Summary of University of Kentucky PCB/Metals Data Collection Efforts at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant 1997-2007 2009 Prepared by Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy

More information

Exporter: SEISHIN Trading Co., Ltd.

Exporter: SEISHIN Trading Co., Ltd. Exporter: SEISHIN Trading Co., Ltd. Reference materials 2009/8/1 Seishin Trading Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer: Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry) Environment (Plastics) CRM 0601-3 (chips) Plastics (polyester)

More information

METAL RECOVERY WITH CH COLLECTOR SOLUTION

METAL RECOVERY WITH CH COLLECTOR SOLUTION METAL RECOVERY WITH CH COLLECTOR SOLUTION CH COLLECTOR SOLUTIONS UNIQUE METAL RECOVERY FROM WATERS, HIGHLY SELECTIVE ON: Basic metals; Antimony, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Nickel and Zinc Rare Earth Elements

More information

ElvaX Light for Petrochemical analysis

ElvaX Light for Petrochemical analysis ElvaX Light for Petrochemical analysis Introduction ElvaX Light is a powerful and productive instrument for analysis of petroleum products, such as automotive fuels (gasoline, diesel), lubricating oil,

More information

EVALUATION OF REED CANARY GRASS AS AN ENHANCER FOR LANDFARMS TREATING REFINERY SLUDGES: GREENHOUSE AND FIELD TEST RESULTS.

EVALUATION OF REED CANARY GRASS AS AN ENHANCER FOR LANDFARMS TREATING REFINERY SLUDGES: GREENHOUSE AND FIELD TEST RESULTS. EVALUATION OF REED CANARY GRASS AS AN ENHANCER FOR LANDFARMS TREATING REFINERY SLUDGES: GREENHOUSE AND FIELD TEST RESULTS. Les Stehmeier, Frank van Delft (NOVA Chemicals, Canada) Jan Slaski (Alberta Research

More information

E3 Redox: Transferring electrons. Session one of two First hour: Discussion (E1) 2nd and 3rd hour: Lab (E3, Parts 1 and 2A)

E3 Redox: Transferring electrons. Session one of two First hour: Discussion (E1) 2nd and 3rd hour: Lab (E3, Parts 1 and 2A) E3 Redox: Transferring electrons Session one of two First hour: Discussion (E) 2nd and 3rd hour: Lab (E3, Parts and 2A) Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions involve electron transfer. Change in charge

More information

Exploration, mining and metals production & Boliden Kokkola Justin Salminen

Exploration, mining and metals production & Boliden Kokkola Justin Salminen Exploration, mining and metals production & Boliden Kokkola Justin Salminen Kokkola Material Week 30.10.2018 Boliden Kokkola 1 04.11.2018 Boliden in a nutshell A world-class mining and smelting company

More information

VHG Labs/LGC Standards Wear Metals Performance Testing Program (PTP)

VHG Labs/LGC Standards Wear Metals Performance Testing Program (PTP) VHG Labs/LGC Standards Wear Metals Performance Testing Program (PTP) Featuring Real-Time On-Line Result Evaluation General Instructions Table of Contents Introduction.. 3 PTP Test options. 4 Ordering a

More information

Testing of Johnson Matthey s control samples

Testing of Johnson Matthey s control samples Appendix 13. Report by Nikolay Kharkov on the 2003 JM test entitled: Testing of Johnson Matthey s control samples. FSS Criminalistics Institute of Russia Testing of Johnson Matthey s control samples Moscow

More information

Short communication A preliminary assessment of the chemical and microbial water quality of the Chunies River Limpopo

Short communication A preliminary assessment of the chemical and microbial water quality of the Chunies River Limpopo Short communication A preliminary assessment of the chemical and microbial water quality of the Chunies River Limpopo W Germs, MS Coetzee, L van Rensburg* and MS Maboeta School for Environmental Sciences

More information

Oxidation Reactions. This oxide will from only if thermodynamics favour a reaction of the form: M + O 2 = MO 2. Which must form rapidly (favourable(

Oxidation Reactions. This oxide will from only if thermodynamics favour a reaction of the form: M + O 2 = MO 2. Which must form rapidly (favourable( Oxidation of s Oxidation is a general term used to define the reaction between a metal or alloy and its environment. s or alloys are oxidised when heated to elevated temperatures es in air or highly oxidised

More information

Mount Polley Mining Corporation an Imperial Metals company Box 12 Likely, BC V0L 1N0 T F

Mount Polley Mining Corporation an Imperial Metals company Box 12 Likely, BC V0L 1N0 T F Mount Polley Mining Corporation an Imperial Metals company Box 12 Likely, BC V0L 1N0 T 250.790.2215 F 250.790.2613 November 24, 2016 Ministry of Environment Mining Operations Environmental Protection 2080

More information

Environment Canada s Metals Assessment Activities

Environment Canada s Metals Assessment Activities Environment Canada s Metals Assessment Activities Joël Gauthier Environment Canada OECD Workshop on Metals Specificities in Environmental Risk Assessment September 7-8 2011, Paris Assessing substances

More information

MARCH QUARTERLY REPORT

MARCH QUARTERLY REPORT MARCH QUARTERLY REPORT Resource Mining Corporation Limited ( RMC ) For the period ended 31 st March 2011 HIGHLIGHTS: Resource Mining Corporation Limited ABN: 97 008 045 083 702 Murray Street West Perth

More information

The Evaluation of Heavy Metal Pollution Degree in the Soils around the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine

The Evaluation of Heavy Metal Pollution Degree in the Soils around the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine The Evaluation of Heavy Metal Pollution Degree in the Soils around the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine K. A. Ghazaryan, G. A. Gevorgyan, H. S. Movsesyan, N. P. Ghazaryan, K. V. Grigoryan Abstract

More information

Introduction. Materials and Methods

Introduction. Materials and Methods 180 Research Report Fluoride Vol.28 No.4 180-188 1995 CORRELATION AMONG HEAVY METALS AND FLUORIDE IN SOIL, AIR AND PLANTS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE N P Gritsan. 1 G W Miller 2 and G G Schumatkov

More information

Soil Water Quality of Reforested Mine Site Twelve Years After Reclamation

Soil Water Quality of Reforested Mine Site Twelve Years After Reclamation Soil Water Quality of Reforested Mine Site Twelve Years After Reclamation Amir Hass West Virginia State University IWSS, February 20-21, 2018. Morgantown, WV Coal Mining - Mountaintop Removal Operation

More information

Reporting of releases to land in France

Reporting of releases to land in France Meeting of the E-PRTR EXPERT GROUP Brussels Reporting of releases to land in France Presentation by the french Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy 03 november 2015 Laure ENJELVIN MEDDE/DGPR/SRT/BNEIPE

More information

Mining Waste Directive - Risk Assessment requirements

Mining Waste Directive - Risk Assessment requirements Mining Waste Directive - Risk Assessment requirements Jörg Frauenstein Federal Environment Agency (UBA) Dessau-Roßlau Recommendations for a Risk Based Inventory of closed / abandoned waste facilities Scope

More information

Analysis of Toxic Trace Elements in Coffee Bean Products by HR ICP-OES

Analysis of Toxic Trace Elements in Coffee Bean Products by HR ICP-OES Analysis of Toxic Trace Elements in Coffee Bean Products by HR ICP-OES Abstract Samples of coffee powder and caffeine extracts from a coffee bean processor were submitted to the analysis of As, Cd, Cr,

More information

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT NO. 06-27 MONTHLY REPORT OF THE FULTON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM February 2006 MAY 2006 May 23, 2006 Mr. S. Alan Keller, P.E. Manager, Permit Section

More information

STUDY OF ELEMENT FINGERPRINTING IN GOLD DORÉ BY GLOW DISCHARGE MASS SPECTROMETRY

STUDY OF ELEMENT FINGERPRINTING IN GOLD DORÉ BY GLOW DISCHARGE MASS SPECTROMETRY STUDY OF ELEMENT FINGERPRINTING IN GOLD DORÉ BY GLOW DISCHARGE MASS SPECTROMETRY MICHAEL W. HINDS, Ph.D. 1 ELEMENT FINGERPRINTING In 1994, John Whatling* used laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry

More information

Assessment of Heavy Metals in Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter at Residential Colonies of Gajuwaka Industrial Hub in Visakhapatnam

Assessment of Heavy Metals in Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter at Residential Colonies of Gajuwaka Industrial Hub in Visakhapatnam International Journal of Geology, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Volume 3 Issue 5 October 2015 Website: www.woarjournals.org/ijgaes ISSN: 2348-0254 Assessment of Heavy Metals in Respirable Suspended

More information

Earth Science Department, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S University Ave Little Rock, AR 72204

Earth Science Department, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S University Ave Little Rock, AR 72204 Determining the Extent of Contamination and Potential Health Effects from Water Quality of the Oklahoma Section of the Historic Tri-State Mining District William Ketcheside 1 (wdketcheside@ualr.edu), Laura

More information

The objective of this document is to specify the chemicals characteristics and properties of the material Steel AISI Carbon Steel.

The objective of this document is to specify the chemicals characteristics and properties of the material Steel AISI Carbon Steel. STEEL AISI - 2 Steel AISI 2. Carbon Steel. Carbon C.8.23 Manganese Mn.3.6 Phosphorus P -.4 Max Sulfur S -.5 Max FM-DO-CO-2 3/3/27 STEEL AISI - 862 Steel AISI 862. Carbon Steel. Carbon C.7.23 Silicon Si

More information

SUB-Programs - Calibration range Fe Base for "PMI-MASTER Pro" Spark - mode Fe 000

SUB-Programs - Calibration range Fe Base for PMI-MASTER Pro Spark - mode Fe 000 SUB-Programs - Calibration range Fe Base for "PMI-MASTER Pro" Spark - mode Fe 100 Fe 200 *** Fe 250 *** Fe 300 Fe 400 Fe 500 Fe 000 Fe low alloy steel cast iron Cr hard / Ni resist stainless steel tool

More information

University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, 2

University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, 2 University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland 1 Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, 2 Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Geotechnics, e mail: Agnieszka.Baran@ur.krakow.pl Tomasz

More information

Evaluation of the Water Quality Pollution Indices for Groundwater Resources of Ghahavand Plain, Hamadan Province, Western Iran

Evaluation of the Water Quality Pollution Indices for Groundwater Resources of Ghahavand Plain, Hamadan Province, Western Iran Iranian Journal of Toxicology Vol 10, No 3, May-June 2016 Original Article Evaluation of the Water Quality Pollution Indices for Groundwater Resources of Ghahavand Plain, Hamadan Province, Western Iran

More information