Cement is widely used in the building industry because it is reliable and because its basic
ingredients are inexpensive and abundant. However, the production of cement produces …

Due to poor waste management in mechanic villages (MVs), average metal concentration
(mgkg-1) is Pb 1162±572; Mn 864±531; Cu 385±202; Fe 49259±4770; Cd 20±13; Zn …

This study was conducted on vegetable gardens in and around Jos on the Jos Plateau,
North central Nigeria; a city which has had strong European influence as a result of a long …

The concentration levels of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in soils
around two major auto mechanic workshop clusters in Benue State, Central Nigeria was …

Land pollution is a threat to sustainable agricultural development and food security in
developing countries. Consumption of farm products from contaminated areas can generate …

Heavy metals and a metalloid in agricultural soils in 19 communities in Tarkwa were
analyzed to assess the potential ecological risk. A total of 147 soil samples were collected in …

The use of lowlands for refuse collection point (dumpsite) is a very common practice in
Nigeria. However, people cultivated the areas within the vicinity of the dumpsites, without …

Environmental effects of open wastes disposal continue to receive global attention. This
study determined the heavy metals pollution status of pasture grass around Katima Mulilo …

This study involved the geochemical assessment of the occurrence and distribution of heavy
metals in available agricultural soils and stream sediments in the lead–zinc mining areas of …

Speciation of lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd),
and chromium (Cr) were carried out on soil samples from dumpsites in Lafia, Nasarawa …