Landfills are a potential threat to human health and the environment, especially from the
detrimental and toxic heavy metals. This study focuses on the assessment of heavy metals …

The storage of municipal solid wastes in unengineered landfills poses a severe threat to soil
functions and health. Wastes seriously threaten human health and the terrestrial ecosystem …

Solid waste management in developing cities is a threat to water and food security. The final
disposal option for solid wastes is usually landfill sites. Possible contaminants and their …

Background Improper waste disposal is responsible for the contamination of both surface
and ground water resources. Heavy metals leached from improperly disposed solid waste …

Municipal refuse may increase heavy metal concentration in soil, even at low levels, and
their resulting long-term cumulative health effects are among the leading health concerns all …

A study of heavy metal contents in plants and soils in two abandoned solid waste dumpsites
alongside the controls located along East-west road (site 1) and Eastern by-pass (site 2) …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) composition, natural transformation, dynamics and impacts on
inland water bodies in Nigeria were examined, using dumpsites and landfills as the common …

This study reports on the assessment of the growth potential of five edible vegetables, which
were grown in Cr (VI) spiked soils. The vegetable plants that were used in this study were …

Although certain pollutants can be biologically degraded by microorganisms, rendering their
impact short-term, others can not be impaired, such that their effect persists. The present …

Vegetables are common fresh foods available in any ordinary Nigerian market both in the
cities, towns and villages and are widely consumed by all. The growing human activities put …