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Table 4 Results of batch experiments.

From: Use of Heavy Oil Fly Ash as a Color Ingredient in Cement Mortar

Heavy metals

Detection limit (mg/l)

Peak concentration levels (mg/l) rounded to 3 digits

HOFA

OC2

OC5

OC10

OC20

Permissible limita

As

0.001

0.041

ND

ND

0.001

0.001

0.01

Cd

0.001

0.004

ND

ND

0.001

0.001

0.001

Co

0

0.05

ND

ND

0

0

Cr

0.005

0.283

ND

ND

ND

0.006

0.05

Cu

0

0.6

ND

0

0

0.002

0.02

Hg

0

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0.002

Ni

0

77.91

ND

0.001

0.07

0.091

0.05

Pb

0

0.116

ND

0.001

0.003

0.003

0.05

Se

0.027

0.031

ND

0.001

0.001

0.001

V

0.001

303.912

ND

0.005

0.086

0.195

Zn

0.002

0.894

ND

0.001

0.003

0.006

5.00b

  1. ND not detectable.
  2. aDWT (2001).
  3. bUSEPA (1993).