TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of suspended air particulates along four sawmills in Nigeria during the wet and dry seasons.
AU - , F.O. Abulude 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 224
EP  - 226
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2006.224.226
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2006.224.226
KW  - Suspended air particulate
KW  -sawmill
KW  -wet and dry seasons
KW  -trace heavy metals
KW  -public health
AB  - Sawdust particulate matter collected from different parts of Akure metropolis, Nigeria were analyzed for heavy metals using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Particulate samples were collected between May and December 2004 gravimetrically. Total suspended particulate (TSP) concentrations were between 2.28-11.74g/m<SUP>3</SUP> (dry season) and 1.66-9.10g/m<SUP>3</SUP> (wet season). During both seasons, Pb, Mn and Zn were enriched in the samples. Pb/Zn ratio was generally highest in the highways it varied thus: 1.92-2.48 (wet season) and 1.96-2.27 (dry season). There were significant variations and correlations for interaction of seasons and distance for all the locations. From the results there is a great need to discourage the citing of residential areas near sawmills, this is just to minimize the hazardous effects on public health.
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