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Volume 5, Issue 3 (Suppl)
Mod Chem Appl, an open access journal
ISSN: 2329-6798
Global Chemistry 2017
September 04-06, 2017
September 04-06, 2017 | London, UK
5
th
Global Chemistry Congress
Concentration of pb and cd in soil and reed plant of busia and lugari regions of western kenya
Wangila Tsikhungu Phanice
University of Kabianga, Kenya
H
eavy metals presence in the environment is of great ecological significance due to their toxicity at certain concentrations,
translocation and nonbiodegradability which is responsible for their accumulation in the biosphere. Pb and Cd concentration of
soil and reed plant of Busia and Lugari regions of Western Kenya was investigated with an aim of establishing the level of accumulation
of the Cd and Pb metals.The level of Cd was generally high in soil samples compared to Pb. The uptake of Pb by reeds within this
region is comparable, with TF of 1.4 and 0.205 for
Cyperus papyrus
and
Typha latifolia
reeds respectively.
Biography
Wangila Tsikhungu Phanice is lecturer of chemistry and Head, Physical science department, Chemistry, University of Kabianga,Kenya from 2009 upto present
.Currently she is doing her Ph.D in Analytical-Environmental Chemistry from Egerton University, Kenya. Wangila Tsikhungu Phanice has obtained a Masters degree
in Chemistry from Egerton University Kenya.Her research interest includes Analytical-Environmental Systems Toxicology, Food and Indigenous Knowledge Heavy
and Trace Metals in Environmental Systems with a view of Analytical Chemistry.
tsikhungu@yahoo.comWangila Tsikhungu Phanice, Mod Chem Appl 2017, 5:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6798-C1-005