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Heavy Metal Concentrations in Top Agricultural Soils around Ceramic and Pharmaceutical Industrial Sites in Niger State, Nigeria
Y.A. Iyaka and S.E. Kakulu
Corresponding Author: Y.A. Iyaka
Submitted: 2011 October, 23
Accepted: 2011 November, 15
Published: 2012 February, 01 |
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Lead, copper, nickel and zinc contents in agricultural soils within the vicinity of ceramic and
pharmaceutical industrial sites in Niger State, Nigeria were determined using Flame Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometry technique. Mean contents for all sample locations of the two industrial sites were 18±7.5,
15±5.7, 1.9±0.96 and 28±22 mg/kg for lead, copper, nickel and zinc, respectively. The obtained values were
of higher contents than the background levels measured in control soil samples, thereby showing that studied
heavy metals are mainly accounted for by anthropogenic activities, although nickel was less apparent. The
findings of this study have also revealed the need for more constant monitoring of heavy metal concentrations
in soils from the vicinity of industrial sites in developing nations in order to assess their possible potential
hazard to life and environment.
Key words: Contamination, developing nation, emission, land, trace toxic, elements,
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Y.A. Iyaka and S.E. Kakulu, . Heavy Metal Concentrations in Top Agricultural Soils around Ceramic and Pharmaceutical Industrial Sites in Niger State, Nigeria. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (02): 171-176.
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