Heavy metals pollution in surface soils in the vicinity of abundant railway servicing workshop in Kumasi, Ghana

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-364

  Akoto, O ^a   Ephraim, J H ^b   Darko, G ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b Catholic University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Contamination; Enrichment factor; Geo accumulation index; Heavy metals; Surface soil

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAMINATED LAND; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEXTURE;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; KUMASI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 64549095604     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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