Research Article

Determination of Total Chromium and Chromium Species in Kombolcha Tannery Wastewater, Surrounding Soil, and Lettuce Plant Samples, South Wollo, Ethiopia

Table 1

Recovery test of total Cr by FAAS for tannery wastewater, soil, and plant samples.

IndustrySiteAmount added (ppm)Amount recorded (ppm)Recovery (%)

Kombolcha leather industryKW1247.1601088.826107.2
KW211.57034.34096.8
KW37.23018.94795.4
KW40.8682.04793.0
Average
KPLS0.9182.172
KPRS1.5333.651
Average
KS12.42534.349

K = Kombolcha, W = wastewater sample, S = soil sample, PLS = plant leaf sample, and PRS = plant root sample.