This study assessed the effect of heavy metals introduced into the soils through human
activities which can bio-accumulate in plants and passed to man via the food chain that can …

Heavy metals and soil physicochemical parameters were identified as environmental
pollutants in some major industrial dumpsites in Akure city of Ondo-State. The pH of the …

Industrialization has propagated the incidence of heavy metal contamination in the
environment, and several life-threatening diseases which people suffer from today culminate …

Some physicochemical properties (pH, electrical conductivity (EC), cation exchange
capacity (CEC), organic carbon (OC) and particle size analysis) and levels of Pb, Cu and Zn …

Some physicochemical characteristics and heavy metal levels in soil samples around metal
scrap dumps at Abraka and Agbor vicinities of Delta State, Nigeria, were analysed in order …

Soil contamination by heavy metals is of great concern with respect to human health risks,
groundwater contamination, phytotoxicity to plants, adverse effects on microbial activity and …

Aim: To determine the level and distribution of Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Pb, Hg and V from soils in the
vicinities of Kakuri industrial area of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Study Design: To compare the …

Heavy metal pollutions have been traced to poorly managed dumpsites. This study
investigated the concentrations of some metals (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni and Zn) in soil …

The study assessed the levels of some heavy metals in soils in the vicinity of a municipal
solid waste dumpsite with a view to providing information on the extent of contamination …

This work contributes to the monitoring of Agricultural soil pollution in Katsina State, North
western Nigeria by assessing the degree of heavy metal pollution in Agricultural soil …