Heavy metals accumulation by talinum triangulare grown on waste dumpsites in Uyo Metropolis, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1404-1409

  Ebong, G A ^a   Etuk, H S ^a   Johnson, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Correlation; Dumpsite soil; Heavy metals; Talinum triangulare; Uyo

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; METALS; NICKEL; SOILS; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CONTROL SAMPLES; HIGH DEGREE OF VARIABILITY; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; TALINUM TRIANGULARE; TRANSFER RATIO; WASTE DUMPSITE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 34347374051     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.1404.1409     Document Type: Article

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