Pollution status, health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil and their uptake by gongronema latifolium in peri-urban of Ora-Eri, south-eastern Nigeria

Pollution status, health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil and their uptake by gongronema latifolium in peri-urban of Ora-Eri, south-eastern Nigeria

Pollution monitoring of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in a typical peri-urban area in Ora-Eri, Nigeria has been unchecked. Thus, unified evaluation process was developed to assess the pollution load index and potential health risk to inhabitants in mapped regions. The environmental risk was eval...

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Main Authors: Ebuka Chidiebere Mmaduakor, Chisom Theresa Umeh, Joy Ebele Morah, Daniel Omeodisemi Omokpariola, Azubuike Amos Ekwuofu, Somto Stephen Onwuegbuokwu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Agricultural soil
Gongronema latifolium
potentially Toxic elements
Pollution evaluation
Health risk
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022016504

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