Distribution Pattern of Elements of Soils from Haji Kogi Farms in Agwan Jaba Area of Zaria, Nigeria
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Onudibia Moses Ejike, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
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Opara Ifeoma Juliet, Department of Chemical Science, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
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Iseh Iseh Amaitem John, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
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Ayuni Ngo Kilian, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
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Ocheje John Authur, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
The elements in the soil were determined using Energy X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EXRF). In this work, the elements determined include aluminium (Al), silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), barium (Ba), rubidium (Rb) and silicon (S). The distribution pattern of the elements in the soil was determined. Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn were 100% present in all the sample points in the soil samples, this shows that they were evenly or uniformly distributed that is best distributed. Elements like Mn, and Ba, were 90%, 73% and 60% respectively better distributed in the soil. While elements like S and Rb were 13% and 10% respectively present in the soil samples, this shows that S and Rb were poorly distributed. Hence, amongst the total sixteen (16) elements, 11 were 100% uniformly distributed or present in the sample points, three (3) were 10% better distributed or present, also two (2) were 7% poorly distributed (badly) or present. This indicates that 83% of the elements were uniformly distributed in the sample points, 10% of the soil samples were better distributed, and 7% were poorly distributed in the soil samples. Silicon had the highest distribution while rubidium has the least distribution. Silicon (Si) covers the highest area of distribution while nickel (Ni) covers the least area of distribution. Their increasing orders of their distribution were: Al = Si = K = Ca = Ti = V = Cr = Fe = Ni = Cu = Zn (100%), >Mn (90%) > Ba (73%) > (60%) > S (13%) > Rb (10%). This result shows that the majority of the elements in the soils samples were uniformly distributed. Therefore the crops in the farm will absorb equal elements nutrient in the farm soil.
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