Sediment quality of effluent discharge channels from six industrial sites in Lagos, Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 901-908

  Ajibola, V O ^a   Ladipo, M K ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Yaba College of Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Effluent; Industries; Lagos; Metals; Pollution; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE METAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 80053359000     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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