Table 2 Enrichment factor of elements in soil sampled around burnt hospital waste dump
From: Investigation of soils affected by burnt hospital wastes in Nigeria using PIXE
ELEMENTS | ENRICHMENT FACTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | |
Si | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
Cl | ND | ND | ND | ND |
K | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Ca | 14.7 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
Ti | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
V | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Cr | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Mn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fe | 24.7 | 27.0 | 25.3 | 23.6 |
Zr | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 12.2 |
Pb | ND | ND | ND | ND |