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Badamasi, Hamza
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Speciation of Potentially Toxic Metals from the Mine Impacted soils: A Case Study of Riruwai Mining Area, Kano State, Northern Nigeria Badamasi, Hamza; Hassan, Umar Faruk; Adamu, Harami Malgwi; Baba, Nasirudeen Mohammed; Adamu, Dahiru Ajiya; Baba, Haruna
Walisongo Journal of Chemistry Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Walisongo Journal of Chemistry
Publisher : Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science and Technology Walisongo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/wjc.v6i1.16097

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Mining and smelting sectors contribute significantly to global growth on a regional and local scale. However, the operations are causing significant environmental damage, particularly pollution of the soil with potentially toxic metals (PTMs).  In this study, the speciation of PTMs (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, manganese, nickel, lead and zinc) from the mine impacted soils of Riruwai mining area was investigated using a modified Tessier sequential extraction method. The findings of the study revealed that all the PTMs examined are considerably associated with non-residual fractions in all the sampling locations. This indicates that all the PTMs investigated in the study area may be highly mobile in the soils and hence potentially toxic. The concentrations of PTMs in the soil’s geochemical fractions were found to vary with the sampling locations, with active mining sites significantly (p ≤ 0.05) recording the highest value, followed by farmland, while the lowest value was reported at the control site. Therefore, to protect the environment and the health of the local populace, PTMs in the soils of the study area should be regularly monitored and a treatment program should be put in place.
Source Distribution and Ecological Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals from the Soils of Riruwai Mining Area, North-Western Nigeria Badamasi, Hamza; Dauda, Aminu; Suleiman, Abdullahi Khalil; Muhammad, Sa’adatu Eri; Durumin-Iya, Naseer Inuwa; Abdullahi, Hadiza Usman
Indonesian Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainability Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): March
Publisher : Magister Program of Material Science, Graduate School of Universitas Sriwijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26554/ijems.2024.8.1.25-33

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Mining is an important global economic driver, contributing to human civilization’s advancement and foreign exchange revenues. However, it causes significant environmental contamination, particularly in developing nations with inadequate waste management and ineffective mining legislation. In the present study, the source distribution and ecological risk of heavy metals (HMs) from the soils of the mining area around Riruwai town, northern Nigeria, were assessed. Soil samples were obtained from active and abandoned mining sites, farmlands, and control sites and were analyzed for physicochemical characteristics and HM contents. The measured concentrations of HMs were used to evaluate the source distribution and ecological risks. The study’s findings indicated that, with the exception of Mn, Hg, and Ni, all HM concentrations were above threshold levels in all sample locations aside from the control sites. The results of the correlation analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between the HMs, indicating that they came from comparable origins. Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis results indicated that As, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Zn might originate from similar anthropogenic sources, possibly mining activities, while Cd, Mn, and Pb might come from natural sources (parent material). Results of an ecological risk assessment revealed that the soils from active and abandoned mining sites were severely polluted by HMs. The degree of pollution has begun to extend onto farmland, signifying a critical need for adequate HM pollution control in the study area.
Co-Authors Abdullahi, Hadiza Usman Adamu, Dahiru Ajiya Adamu, Harami Malgwi Baba, Haruna Baba, Nasirudeen Mohammed Dauda, Aminu Durumin-Iya, Naseer Inuwa Hassan, Umar Faruk Muhammad, Sa’adatu Eri Suleiman, Abdullahi Khalil