Concentrations of heavy metals and hydrocarbons in groundwater near petrol stations and mechanic workshops in Calabar metropolis, southeastern Nigeria

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-29

  Nganje, Therese N ^a   Edet, Aniekan E ^a   Ekwere, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; NIGERIA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; PAH; SOIL POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AFRICA; CALABAR; CROSS RIVER [(STT) NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33947630208     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.08230505005     Document Type: Article

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