QUANTIFICATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN SOIL AND PLANTS NEAR A LEATHER TANNING INDUSTRIAL AREA USING LIBS AND TXRF
Abstract
The present work reports the quantitative analysis of chromium along with other constituents in the soil of the Jajmau industrial area, Kanpur, India using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF). High concentrations of chromium have also been demonstrated in wheat and mustard plants in this study.
Keywords
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy,
total reflection X-ray fluorescence,
chromium,
tanning,
soil contamination
Supporting agencies: The authors thank Dr. S. K. Aggrawal, Associate Director RC& I Group & Head FCD, BARC, for his support and encouragement, Dr. Sangeeta Dhara, Mr. B. Kanrar, and Mr. K. Sanyal for help during the TXRF analysis, Dr. Charu Tripathi and Dr. Ashok Kumar Pathak for valuable suggestion in improving the manuscript, and BRNS (No. 2009/37/30/BRNS/2063) for financial support.
About the Authors
R. Kumar
CMP College
India
India
Department of Physics, Allahabad-211002
A. Devanathan
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
India
Fuel Chemistry Division, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
India
Fuel Chemistry Division, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
N. L. Mishra
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
India
Fuel Chemistry Division, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
India
Fuel Chemistry Division, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
A. K. Rai
University of Allahabad
India
Department of Physics, Allahabad-211002
India
Department of Physics, Allahabad-211002
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Kumar R., Devanathan A., Mishra N.L., Rai A.K. QUANTIFICATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN SOIL AND PLANTS NEAR A LEATHER TANNING INDUSTRIAL AREA USING LIBS AND TXRF. Zhurnal Prikladnoii Spektroskopii. 2019;86(5):840(1)-840(7).
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