Assessment of heavy metal contamination in soils around lead (Pb)-zinc (Zn) mining areas in Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 453-462

  Obiora, Smart C ^a   Chukwu, Anthony ^b   Toteu, Sadrack F ^c   Davies, Theophilus C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's Nairobi   (Kenya)

^d Faculty of Natural Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

contamination; Enyigba; Heavy trace metals; Pb Zn mining; soils; southeastern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DAMAGE; ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; LEAD; MINING; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

NIGERIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84963812928     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-016-0413-x     Document Type: Article

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