Heavy metal analysis of groundwater from Warri, Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-267

  Aremu, David A ^a   Olawuyi, Joshua F ^b   Meshitsuka, Shunsuke ^a   Sridhar, Mynepalli K ^b   Oluwande, Paul A ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; ION; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; NIGERIA; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER SUPPLY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036744333     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312021000001014     Document Type: Article

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