Levels of trace metals in soil and vegetation along major and minor roads in metropolitan city of Kaduna, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1703-1709

  Okunola, O J ^a   Uzairu, A ^a   Ndukwe, G ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Metropolitan; Plant; Soil; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; FOOD CHAIN; HIGHWAY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; TRAFFIC; VEGETATION;

SIDA ACUTA;

EID: 34547597063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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