Study of heavy metal distribution in soils impacted with crude oil in southern Nigeria

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-143

  Iwegbue, C M A ^a   Williams, E S ^b   Isirimah, N O ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Heavy metal; Niger Delta; Oil spillage; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CRUDE PETROLEUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; SOILS; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; BACKGROUND LEVELS; CRUDE OIL; ELEVATED LEVELS; ENRICHMENT FACTOR; HEAVY METALS IN SOILS; METAL DISTRIBUTIONS; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; OIL SPILLAGE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 61649092578     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380802545399     Document Type: Article

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