Mubarak Mu'azu Gambo

Heavy-metal Contamination of Soils and Water in the Apkai and Umusedege Oil-field Communities, Ndokwa East and Ndokwa West, Delta State, Nigeria

Petroleum exploration and production can introduce potentially toxic metals into the soils and water bodies of host communities, with consequences for both ecosystem integrity and human exposure. This study assessed the concentrations and distribution of ten heavy metals: Ni, Cr, Cu, Co, Pb, Cd, Fe, Mn, As and Zn in so...