Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in municipal waste ashes from three waste dumps in lagos, Nigeria
O.S. Amuda, F.E. Adelowo-Imeokparia
Abstract
The levels of isolated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in ash residues of wastes from some major waste dumps in Lagos, Nigeria, were determined. The total amounts of the PAH in the ashes were in the range of 0.06 – 0.4 mg/g. The ash from the waste dump that contains the highest level also displayed greatest variety of PAH.
KEY WORDS: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), Ashes; Waste dumps; Lagos – Nigeria
Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2007, 21(1), 141-144.
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia. ISSN: 1011-3924