A survey of trace metals in vegetation, soil and lower animal along some selected major roads in Metropolitan City of Lagos

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 431-447

  Awofolu, O R ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

City; Lower animal; Soil; Trace metals; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; VEGETATION; ZINC;

EARTHWORM; EUROPEAN UNION (EU) LIMITS; FOOD CHAIN; METALLIC CONTENT;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; COPPER; ZINC;

ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; EARTHWORM; FOOD CHAIN; METAL RECOVERY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; METALS, HEAVY; MOTOR VEHICLES; NIGERIA; OLIGOCHAETA; POACEAE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; GRASS LANDS; PLANTS; SOIL; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAGOS [LAGOS (STT)]; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 21044442163     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-4440-0     Document Type: Article

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