Determination of cadmium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, and zinc in water leaf (Talinum triangulare) in dumpsites

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-262

  Adeniyi, A A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DUMPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; VEGETABLE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

TALINUM TRIANGULARE;

DUMP SITE; TRACE METAL; VEGETABLE GARDEN; WATER LEAF;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0029669120     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-4120(96)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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