JPSE (Journal of Physical Science and Engineering)
Vol 6, No 2 (2021): JPSE (Journal of Physical Science and Engineering)

Identification of Elemental Composition and Heavy Metal Content in Maninjau Lake Sediment Using X-Ray Fluorescence (MNJ 18-41B)

Fajar Akmal (Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Padang)
Hamdi Rifai (Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Padang)
Syafriani Syafriani (Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Padang)
Caroline Bouvet De La Maisonneuve (Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University)
Jeffrey Anthony G. Oalmann (Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University)
Francesca Forni (Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University)
Steffen Eisele (Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University)
Marcus Phua (Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University)
Rizaldi Putra (Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Jul 2021

Abstract

Maninjau Lake is a caldera lake located in Agam, West Sumatra. This lake was formed from the volcanic activity of Mount Maninjau Purba about 60,000 years ago. The volcanic material resulting from the eruption is scattered and deposited in various places, one of which is in lake sediments. Volcanic ash contains various types of elements, including heavy metal elements. This study aims to determine the composition and content of heavy metal in the sediments of Maninjau Lake. The sample analyzed was MNJ 18-41B with a core length of 440 mm, focusing on specimens 148 mm and 376 mm. The selection is a specimen based on the magnetic susceptibility value obtained from the measurement meter susceptibility of the MS2E. Specimen 148 has a value susceptibility low of 2.1 × 10-8 m3/kg, while the 376 specimens have the highest value of susceptibility, the highest 141 × 10-8 m3/kg. The content of sediment elements was determined using the results of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) measurements. The measurement results showed that the mineral-forming elements in the sediments of Lake Maninjau were dominated by Si, Fe, Rh, and Zr. In contrast, the highest heavy metal elements are Mn, Fe, Sr, and Rh. Based on the elemental composition and mineral oxide compounds in the sediments of Lake Maninjau derived from volcanic ash.DOI: 10.17977/um024v6i22021p068

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jpse

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Astronomy Electrical & Electronics Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology Physics

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JPSE (Journal of Physical Science and Engineering) is published twice a year in April and October by Physics Department of Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. e-ISSN: 2541-2485 The journal is devoted to publishing original, frontier and important of various branches of Physics Science and ...