Ecological and human health risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil of a municipal solid waste dump in Uyo, Nigeria

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 497-515

  Ihedioha, J N ^a   Ukoha, P O ^a   Ekere, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dumpsite; Ecological risk; Heavy metals; Human health risk; Pollution indices; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

AKWA IBOM; NIGERIA; UYO;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL;

ANALYSIS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NIGERIA; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOLID WASTE;

CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLID WASTE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84966705163     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: 15732983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-016-9830-4     Document Type: Article

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