Heavy metals and anion levels in some samples of vegetable grown within the vicinity of challawa industrial Area, Kano State, Nigeria

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 534-542

  Akan, J C ^a   Abdulrahman, F I ^a   Ogugbuaja, V O ^a   Ayodele, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anions; Challawa industrial area; Heavy metals; Kano state; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349337138     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajas.2009.534.542     Document Type: Article

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