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dc.contributor.authorEgbujuo, Charles, Izuchukwu
dc.contributor.authorFullen, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Antonio J.T.
dc.contributor.authorOpara, Alexander Iheanyi
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-21T14:46:14Z
dc.date.available2019-03-21T14:46:14Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-09
dc.identifier.citationEgbujuo, C. I., Fullen, M. A., Guerra, A. J. T., & Opara, A. I. (2018). Geochemical characterization of banana, buriti palm, jute and coir fibres for use as biogeotextiles for erosion control. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 26 (3), 202-215en
dc.identifier.issn1648-6897en
dc.identifier.doi10.3846/16486897.2017.1418365en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/622235
dc.description.abstractGeochemical analysis of selected plant fibres used as geotextiles for erosion control was conducted to evaluate their geochemical composition and to determine the elements that could potentially be nutrients for plants or cause heavy metal contamination in soils. Analysis of the samples was performed using X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence spectrometry. Results revealed that potassium concentrations varied from 3.63% in jute-mat (India)-50.73% in banana-leaf (São Romão, Brazil), with a mean of 27.17%. Similarly, calcium concentrations varied from 0.09% in banana-leaf (São Romão) –37.0% in banana-leaf/stem (Oleo, Brazil). Iron concentrations varied from 0.15% in banana-leaf/stem samples (Oleo) –4.47% in jute-cloth (India). Since banana-leaf/stem had the highest concentration of macro-nutrients, it is therefore proposed that banana-leaf has the highest potential for adding nutrients to the soil system when biodegraded. In addition, heavy metal analysis of the samples revealed that none of the fibres have high concentrations that may contaminate the soil upon decomposition.en
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dc.publisherVGTU Pressen
dc.relation.urlhttps://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/5376en
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectlandscape managementen
dc.subjectbiogeotextilesen
dc.subjectgeochemical characterizationen
dc.subjectx-ray fluorescence spectrometryen
dc.subjectmicro-nutrientsen
dc.subjectmacro-nutrientsen
dc.subjectheavy metalsen
dc.titleGeochemical characterization of banana, buriti palm, jute and coir fibres for use as biogeotextiles for erosion controlen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Managementen
dc.date.accepted2017-12-14
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rioxxterms.identifier.projectUOW210319CIEen
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rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-03-21en
dc.source.volume26
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.beginpage202
dc.source.endpage215
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