Spatial and seasonal analyses of traffic-related pollutant concentrations in lagos metropolis, Nigeria

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1264-1272

  Akanni, Cornelius O ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bio monitoring; Lagos metropolis; Land use; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 77954396793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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