Heavy metals contamination of soil and groundwater at automobile mechanic villages in Ibadan, Nigeria

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1045-1058

  Adelekan, B A ^a   Abegunde, K D ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Groundwater; Lead; Nickel; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956212106     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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