Heavy metal content in water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes (mart) solms.) From lake victoria shore, tanzania

Authors

• NK Mohammed, Department of Physics, University of Dar es Salaam P. O. Box 35063, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFollow
• IN Makundi, Department of Physics, University of Dar es Salaam P. O. Box 35063, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFollow

Section

Physical Sciences

Abstract

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solms,) samples from Lake Victoria shore were analysed for heavy metal pollution using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (EDXRF). The roots of the water hyacinth samples were collected from areas influenced by industrial and domestic sewage and little influenced area. Water hyacinth from industrial area and those from sewage discharge points had higher concentrations of heavy metals than that from the little disturbed area.

Recommended Citation

Mohammed, NK and Makundi, IN (1999) "Heavy metal content in water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes (mart) solms.) From lake victoria shore, tanzania," Tanzania Journal of Science: Vol. 25: Iss. 1, Article 9.
Available at:https://doi.org/10.65085/2507-7961.2391

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