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Table 1 PIXE results for soil samples around burnt Hospital waste, the measurements was done with 2.5 MeV protons

From: Investigation of soils affected by burnt hospital wastes in Nigeria using PIXE

ELEMENTS

CONCENTRATION ppm

 

SITE 1

SITE 2

SITE 3

SITE 4

CONTROL

Si

11.6%±0.51%

13.9%±0.60%

23.1%±0.84%

27.9%±0.85%

18.3%±0.65%

Cl

279.6±29.76

163.1±33.67

136.87±41.56

77.8±13.54

ND

K

1704.2±16.93

1864±16.76

2341.5±16.74

6883.6±15.72

7935.4±19.81

Ca

3440.7±18.54

4328.6±17.33

4110.8±21.36

4562.3±57.23

3514.7±71.09

Ti

2837.5±76.54

3482.2±77.62

2954.1±85.85

4834.0±68.72

ND

V

151.4±24.51

172.7±11.32

166.5±34.34

162.7±26.55

ND

Cr

232.4±14.32

ND

211.5±15.32

117.3±29.82

960.5±11.51

Mn

72.7±1.32

90.0±13.34

330.1±14.52

227.4±6.41

920.9±41.96

Fe

54210.0±43.2

65085.2±54.3

78201±65.4

81228.8±54.9

29110±76.9

Zr

971±7.10

273.7±15.91

177.8±22.72

1055.0±66.94

1004.1±87.21

Pb

119.9±26.96

102.2±29.87

167.2±17.43

102.2±37.43

ND

  1. ND = Not Detected.
  2. Errors = Counting Statistics.
  3. PIXE results for soil samples around burnt Hospital waste, the measurements was done with 2.5 MeV protons. Concentrations of elements are given in ppm except for major elements which was given in percentage.