Trace Metals Concentration Determination In Domestic Water From Keana Mine Area Of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

Water samples from Keana mine area of Nasarawa State were analysed for some trace metals concentration, using the Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry technique (ICP OES).  The results of the analysis were compared with the standards of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European (EU) for domestic water.A total of 12 water samples were drawn from sources across the study area, comprising of 4 well samples, 4 stream samples, and 4 borehole samples. Analyses were carried out for a total of seven (7) elements which included; As, Cd, Cr, Sr, Pb, Th and Zn. Arsenic (As) was detected in all the samples at a mean concentration of..............