EDXRF analysis of lead and other toxic trace elements in soil samples along two major highways of Kenya
Abstract
Adjacent lands along most major highways of Kenya are left as open spaces, or used for small scale farming and grazing of cattle and livestock. Some grass and plants are expected to have high levels of lead and other toxic metals. So far, no study has been carried out to determine the concentrations of toxic metals in soil samples along Thika and Mombasa highways of Kenya. This work is important and essential to the study of the impact of pollution on health and the environment.
Citation
Hashim N. O.; Kinyua A. M.; Mangala M. J. and Rathore I. V. S (1998). EDXRF analysis of lead and other toxic trace elements in soil samples along two major highways of Kenya. International Symposium on Radiation Physics-ISRP7 No7, Jaipur , INDE (1997) 1998, vol. 51, no 4-6 (409 p.) (4 ref.), pp. 629-630Publisher
Department of Physics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya Institute of Nuclear Science, University of Nairobi, KENYA Department of Physics, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, KENYA