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The Study on the Countermeasure and Impacts of Heavy Materials in Soil

Authors

  • Khampasith Thammathevo 1China University of Geosciences, Environmental studies school, 388 Lumo road, Wuhan, 430074 Hubei, China, 3Civil Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, National University of Laos, Sokpaluang Campus, P.B 1366,
  • Jianguo Bao China University of Geosciences, Environmental studies school, 388 Lumo road, Wuhan, 430074 Hubei, China
  • Jean de la Paix Mupenzi State Key laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 818 Beijing Road South, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830011, China, 4Independent Institute Lay Adventists of Kigali, (INILAK), P.O. Box 6392 Kigali, Rwanda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62103/unilak.eajst.1.1.27

Keywords:

countermeasure, heavy materials, pollution, sediment

Abstract

The research was undertaken at Salakham Marsh to assess the countermeasure and the impact of heavy materials in soil. Soil sample analysis was carried out by spectroscopic technique and pHmeter. Results indicated that As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn were main heavy elements that contaminated the soil in salakham marsh with pH ranges between 4-6 mg kg-1 which makes the soil to be very acidic. Based on these results, different solutions can be demonstrated to avoid heavy metals in soil. The erosion control verification and watershed regulation may be good strategies that can be applied in order to prevent an increase of heavy elements in Salakham marsh.  

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Published

2011-05-02

How to Cite

Thammathevo, K., Bao, J., & Mupenzi , J. de la P. (2011). The Study on the Countermeasure and Impacts of Heavy Materials in Soil. East African Journal of Science and Technology, 1(1), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.62103/unilak.eajst.1.1.27

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1: Volume 1, Issue 1

Section

Articles