Ezinne Jennifer Okenwa

Heavy Metal and Physicochemical Properties of Soil in Ugwuaji Solid Waste Dumpsite during the Dry Season

Ezinne Jennifer Okenwa, Ameh G. I. & Ibe Chimela Emmanuel · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2021

The practice of open dumping of solid wastes is becoming very common, irrespective of the dangers it poses to the environment and to humans. The present study is aimed at assessing the heavy metal and physicochemical properties of soil in Ugwuaji solid waste dumpsite during the d...

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Assessment of Seasonal Variation on Heavy Metal Concentration in the Soil of Ugwuaji Solid Waste Dump Sites

G. I. Ameh & Ezinne Jennifer Okenwa · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2021

Open dump site has become a major challenge in maintaining a pollution free environment in most rural and suburban areas. The present study was aimed toward investigating the effect of seasonal variation on metal (Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, and Zn) concentration in soil obtained from Ug...

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