Estimation of Trace Elements in Azadiracta indica from Mining area by EDXRF technique

The effect of mining activity on environment has one of the major concerns for public health. The Present study deals with the elemental analysis of selected medicinal plant of Azadiracta indica from mining area by EDXRF technique. EDXRF is one of the most powerful, non-destructive, multi-elemental...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2020-03, Vol.1495 (1), p.12028
Main Authors: Jyothsna, S, Manjula, G, Nageswara Rao, A S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Azadiracta indica
Chemical elements
Coal mines
Coal mining
Copper
Elemental analysis
Environment pollution
Ex-3600 spectrometer
Heavy metals
Herbal medicine
Manganese
Medicinal plants
Physics
Public health
Selenium
Soil analysis
Trace elements
various diseases
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Summary:The effect of mining activity on environment has one of the major concerns for public health. The Present study deals with the elemental analysis of selected medicinal plant of Azadiracta indica from mining area by EDXRF technique. EDXRF is one of the most powerful, non-destructive, multi-elemental and high sensitive analytical method. The thirteen elements such as P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, Rb and Sr were identified and their elemental concentrations were determined. The results were compared with control sample and NIST1515 apple leaves, it shows various elements found to present in deferent quantities in same plant from different areas. High elemental concentrations were found in Azadiracta indica from coal mining area, this may be due to of coal mining area has been associated with enhancement of heavy toxic elements absorbed by soil. The analysis of this study also gives the presence of elements in the environment pollution from mining area plant sample. Thus we have recommended that the people living in mining areas are to be very cautious in daily life processes due to the exposure of heavy metals and toxic chemical elements from coal mining area has harmful affect on human health.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1495/1/012028