Preliminary assessment of heavy metals levels of soils of an oil field in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-172

  Iwegbue, C M A ^a   Egobueze, F E ^b   Opuene, K ^c  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Niger Delta; Oil field; Soil

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); NICKEL; OIL FIELDS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; HEAVY METAL; SOIL SURFACE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33646165141     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325921     Document Type: Article

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