Physicochemical Characteristics and Heavy Metals Contents in Soils and Cassava Plants from Farmlands along A Major Highway in Delta State, Nigeria

Soil samples and cassava tubers and leaves collected from farmlands along Agbor-Asaba expressway were analysed for their heavy metal levels in order to assess their levels of contamination on the environment as a result of traffic activities. Physicochemical properties of the soil samples were also...

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Main Authors: Stephen Anapuwa Osakwe, Lucky Precious Okolie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
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Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/131233