E-WASTE BURNING: IMPACT ON METAL COMPONENTS OF DUMPSITES AROUND ALABA MARKET, LAGOS, NIGERIA

Abstract

In this study, we consider the impact of burning of e-waste on the soil elemental composition using energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence technique. Three dumpsites were considered in the study and metal component of the soil samples were studied using X-ray Fluorescence Spec. Statistical analyses of the data obtained from the analytical technique were calculated and Pearson correlation was considered significant at the 0.05level (2-tailed). Some of the metals are positively correlated while some are negatively correlated. The high positive correlation suggests strong affinity among the metals and may indicate possible common sources for the affected elements while the strong negative correlation indicates uncommon source origins for the affected elements likely to be associated with other pollution sources.