Chemical speciation of some heavy metals and human health risk assessment in soil around two municipal dumpsites in Sagamu, Ogun state, Nigeria

Environmental and health risk posed by heavy metals from municipal landfill cannot be over emphasized. However, the toxicity and fate of metal in the soil is dependent on its chemical form and therefore quantification of the different forms of metal is more meaningful than the estimation of its tota...

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Main Authors: Oriyomi Ogunbanjo, Oluwayemi Onawumi, Muideen Gbadamosi, Adejoke Ogunlana, Oluwaseun Anselm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-10-01
Series:Chemical Speciation & Bioavailability
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09542299.2016.1203267