Wastes, if not properly managed can cause severe complications within ecosystem. Farmers
use soil from dumpsites without regards for the health implication the heavy metal contents …

Agricultural soil quality deterioration resulting from increase in the level of heavy metals is
becoming more and more pronounced, thus raising the question of safety status of human …

Assessment of the levels of copper, zinc and lead in soils and vegetation around solid waste
dumpsites in Port Harcourt and environs were carried out in 2005 using Atomic Absorption …

Soil samplesin metal dumpsites in Abeokuta metropolis was assessed for possible
availability, concentration of heavy metals, micronutrients and theireffects. The soil samples …

The levels of accumulation of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn) in Olusosun dump soil (in
Lagos State, Nigeria) due to municipal solid waste were investigated. Soil samples from the …

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 …

The assessment of levels of some heavy metals in different layers (0-15; 15-30 and 30-45
cm) of soils around the Nekede dumpsite in Owerri, Nigeria was conducted in order to verify …

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 …

Heavy metals can be harmful to the biota and human beings when present above certain
tolerable levels in the ecosystem. This lead to the study of the accumulation, contamination …

The levels of heavy metals in water and soil have increased due to the indiscriminate
dumping of domestic and industrial wastes. This research was conducted to examine the …