Heavy metals levels in forage grasses, leachate and lactating cows reared around lead slag dumpsites in Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 695-702

  Ogundiran, M B ^a   Ogundele, D T ^a   Afolayan, P G ^a   Osibanjo, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Forage grasses; Heavy metals; Lactating cows; Leachate; Lead slag

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FORAGE; LACTATION; LEACHATE; LEAD; MILK; SLAG; UNGULATE;

IBADAN; NIGERIA; OYO;

ANIMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 84863907749     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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