Abstract
Soil is believed to be the source af particulate matter that when suspends in air can cause air pollution which upon inhaling can affect human health. A stud y was conducted to examine mineral phases yound in the soils and air collected from urban areas of Faisalabad. X-ray diffraction technique was employed for the qualitative and quantification characterization of mineral phases existing both in soil and air samples collected from various locations of the city. The results of qualitative phase analysis confirmed the presence of illite, albite, calcite and quartz both in soil and air samples whereas the quantitative phase analysis showed that illite was the dominant constituent both in soil and air samples having weight percentages ranging from 78.5 to 88.2 No in soil and for air samples, it ran8ed fram 71.1 to 81.6 weight percent. The other mineral phases, namely, albite, calcite, and quartz were present in minor quantities varying in weight percentages raging from 6.1 to 13.79’o, 1.5 to 4.9Wo and 1.76 to 3.2Wo in soil, respectively whereas in air their respective weight percentages were from 8.5 to 9.38%, 5.1 to 7.64c, 1.1 to 2.39’o, respectively. Statistical analysis reveals that all the mineral phases homogeneously exist in the soil of the investigated areas of Faisalabad city.
M.Y. Hussain, Islam-nd-Din ,, M. Yousafl , M. Imran. (2008) Characterization and quantification of mineral phases in the soil of metropolitan Faisalabad causing air pollution, The Journal Soil & Environment , Volume 27, Issue 1.
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