Cu, Mn, Fe, and Zn levels in soils of Shika area, Nigeria

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 426-431

  Mashi, S A ^a,c   Yaro, S A ^b   Haiba, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Univ's Ctr Distance Lrng Cont E   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Control; Cultivation; Grazing; Nigeria; Soil Contamination; Trace Metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP PRODUCTION; GRAZING; NIGERIA; RURAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; IRON; MANGANESE; NIGERIA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 13244299046     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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