Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Heavy Metals in Farm Produce and Livestock around Lead-Contaminated Goldmine in Dareta and Abare, Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria

Background. Hitherto studies in response to the June 2010 lead poisoning, Zamfara State, Nigeria, have focused on clinical interventions without information on livestock and other metals. Objective. This study has investigated the distribution of heavy metals in farm produce and livestock around lea...

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Main Authors: O. E. Orisakwe, O. O. Oladipo, G. C. Ajaezi, N. A. Udowelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3506949