The paper provides a complex, critical assessment of heavy metal soil pollution using
different indices. Pollution indices are widely considered a useful tool for the comprehensive …

There are more than 7000 active brick kilns in Bangladesh to meet the country's growing
demand for building materials. The country's brick kiln industry employs more than 1.0 …

Nigeria is experiencing continuous economic and industrial transformations, typical of many
developing nations. In addition to its well-established oil industry, which is infamous for …

Concentrations and distribution trends of selected heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr,
Ni and As) in sediment samples, soil and dust particulates across the rock quarrying districts …

Total concentration, speciation, sources and potential health problems of Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe and
Ni in a dumpsite soil within Calabar Municipality were evaluated in this work. The influence …

The objective of this study was to determine the occurrence, origin, and risk of Cadmium
(Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and iron …

This study assessed the human health hazards and ecological risks of heavy metals from
waste sites in residential vicinity. The heavy metals analyzed were Cr, Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu, and …

Soils and sediments have the capacity to accumulate metals, and this is usually controlled
by their certain properties. The concentration levels of these metals may pose a threat to the …

The phytoextraction of some toxic heavy metals from municipal waste dump soil by castor
plant (Ricinus communis) was tested under natural and single or mixed chelant-assisted …

This paper involves a systematic review of the concentration, pollution, ecological, and
health hazards connected with heavy metals in Nigerian urban soil. Data were sourced from …