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Avaliação quimiométrica da distribuição de metais pesados em composto de lixo urbano domiciliar
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Filho, Fernando Barboza Egreja Reis, Efraim Lázaro Jordão, Cláudio Pereira Neto, João Tinôco Pereira |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | The main obstacle to the use of compost from urban waste in agriculture is the presence of heavy metals. Once in the soil, their effect is accumulative and they may contaminate crops and water. The present study reports the evaluation of the chemical distributions of Cu, Pb, Mn and Zn in three different sized fractions (unsieved, 1,18mm) of compost, by means of a sequencial extraction procedure and a chemometric analysis of the total content of all metals in each fraction. The pattern recognition methods showed significant differences in total heavy metal contents for the different fractions. The finest one was the most contaminated. Meanwhile, this fraction presented lower amounts of metals in avaliable forms. This behavior can be attributed to the presence of metal particles in their elemental states in this fraction. |
| Starting Page | 324 |
| Ending Page | 328 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1590/S0100-40421999000300007 |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/qn/v22n3/1082.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |