Contamination indices and heavy metal concentrations in urban soil of Ibadan metropolis, southwestern Nigeria

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-254

  Odewande, Adewara Adesoji ^a   Abimbola, Akinlolu F ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Geoaccumulation index (Igeo); Heavy metals; Soil

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; NIGERIA; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; URBAN POPULATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICA; IBADAN; NIGERIA; OYO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 42549131326     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-007-9112-2     Document Type: Article

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