Concentration and chemical speciation for the determination of Cu,Zn, Ni,Pb and Cd from refuse dump soils using the optimized BCR sequential extraction procedure |
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Authors: | I U Umoren A P Udoh I I Udousoro |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Uyo, P.M.B. 1017 Uyo, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | The optimized BCR sequential extraction procedure (proposed by the Standards, Measurements and Testing Programme (SM&T) of
the European Union) was applied to seven topsoil samples from refuse dump sites for the determination of Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb and
Cd. The metals were partitioned into four operationally defined chemical fractions: acid extractable, reducible, oxidizable
and residual, and analysed using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry, FAAS.
The results were compared with total metal concentrations obtained using HNO3, HClO4 and HF digestion procedures. Results for total metal analysis ranged from - 15.55 to 43.45 for Cu, 37.15 to 222.35 for Zn,
5.15 to 12.10 for Ni, 10.30 to 93.05 for Pb and 0.35 to 3.75 for Cd in μgg−1 dry weight. The results of the partitioning study showed that zinc prevailed in the more soluble fractions and was distributed
between the acid-extractable (32.4%) and the reducible (40.3%) fractions, whereas Pb was distributed mainly in the reducible
fraction. Copper and nickel were predominantly associated with the reducible and residual fractions - 53.4, 33.3 and 51.1,
24.1% respectively. The ranking of the four fractions for the partitioning of cadmium was: reducible > residual > oxidizable
> acid extractable. The percentage recovery for all metals when comparing total metal concentration with the fractional sum
of the optimized BCR procedure, were of the order: Zn(93%) > Pb(83%) > Cu(78) > Cd > (68%) > Ni(63%). |
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Keywords: | Fraction Heavy metals Optimized BCR Partitioning Speciation |
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