M. Tech. Chemistry. / Objectives of this study was to assess the levels of heavy metals in bovine meat, hair, sediment, peat and water from the study areas using ICP-MS and internal standard calibration.The specific objectives are to: collect hair and meat of impala and cattle, sediment, peat, soil and water samples; digest samples; determine the level of some of the following heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Pb, Sr, U, V depending on the background information on the above samples; compare the levels of Hg in sediment and peat using ICP-MS and Zeeman mercury spectrometer; determine the limit of detection of trace elements in different matrices using ICP-MS; establish correlations among concentrations of heavy metals in specified samples.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000357 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Ntumba, Nsaka Christophe. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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