The Sagamu cement factory, SW Nigeria: Is the dust generated a potential health hazard?

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-167

  Abimbola, Akinlolu F ^a   Kehinde Phillips, Olusegun O ^b   Olatunji, Akinade S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cement factory; Dust; Heavy metals; Medical reports; Sagamu

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

CEMENT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DUST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICAL RECORDS; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33947619473     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-006-9068-7     Document Type: Article

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