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Elemental Analysis of Soil Around Ikot Abasi Aluminum Smelter Plant, Nigeria By Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) | Abstract
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Elemental Analysis of Soil Around Ikot Abasi Aluminum Smelter Plant, Nigeria By Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA)

Author(s): AA. Essiett, EJ. Uwah, SO. Uwak

Concentration of major, minor and trace elements in soil samples around Ikot Abasi Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) Ikot Abasi, Nigeria were determined by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) technique using thermal neutron from Nigeria Nuclear Research Reactor (NIRR-1) at Center for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. By this analysis, 25 elements were determined in the soil around Ikot Abasi Aluminum Smelter Plant the element include Cr, Yb, Cs, Sb, Fe, Sm, Dy, Pa, As etc. The results show that INAA of soil samples around the studied area gave maximum values of 9.99 ± 0.41 ppm for As; 9.54 ± 1.06ppm for Sb; 7.725 ± 1.53ppm for Lu; 4.28 ± 0.81ppm for Fe and 3.24 ± 0.18ppm for Cr.