Evaluation of sediment contamination with heavy metals: the importance of determining appropriate background content and suitable element for normalization

S Sakan, G Dević, D Relić, I Anđelković… - … geochemistry and health, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Co, Mn, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn)
were determined at 35 river sediments in Serbia. The anthropogenic heavy metals input and …

Temporal variations of heavy metals in sediment, soil and dust particulates across the rock quarrying districts of the Oban Massif, Southeastern Nigeria

AS Ekwere, BB Edet - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Heavy metal distribution trend and speciation in groundwaters within the lower cross river hydrological basin, SE-Nigeria

AS Ekwere - Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2023 - Springer
The environmental effects of potentially toxic metals on a wide range of environmental
materials in a wide range of various uses have recently been the subject of extensive …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution of heavy metals in urban soils; a case study of Calabar Area, South-Eastern Nigeria

AS Ekwere, SJ Ekwere, BE Ephraim, AN Ugbaja - Geosciences, 2014 - academia.edu
This work presents an attempt to establish the degree of anthropogenic influences of
selected trace metals distribution in soils from Calabar area of south-eastern Nigeria. Fe …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of potentially toxic metals and their mineral species in soils of arable farmlands in the southeastern Niger Delta basin, Nigeria.

AS Ekwere, EA Kudamnya, WE Osung - 2021 - researchgate.net
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 …

Heavy Metal Concentration of Sediments from the Eastern Niger Delta Basin, South-East Nigeria

A Ekwere - Petrogenesis and Exploration of the Earth's Interior …, 2019 - Springer
This study documents the baseline geochemistry of sediments in portions of the Eastern
Niger Delta, focusing on the distribution of selected heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, As and Ni) …

Fractionation status and uptake potentials of trace metals in water bodies within Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

G Ebong, H Etuk - … Research Journal of Pure and Applied …, 2016 - research.sdpublishers.net
Surface sediments were collected from Itu, Qua Iboe, Imo, Atabong and Iko Rivers within
Niger Delta, Nigeria and assessed for their trace metals contents. Sediments were also …

Stream sediment geochemical survey of selected element in catchment area of Saguling lake

E Wardhani, S Notodarmojo… - MATEC Web of …, 2018 - eprints.itenas.ac.id
Saguling Lake is one of the largest lakes in West Java Province that accommodates
domestic and non-domestic wastes via the Citarum River as its main water source. This …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of seasonal variations of hydrochemical signatures of surface water quality using multivariate statistical methods

A Ekwere, A Edet, A Ukpong… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Analyses of forty water samples from rivers and their tributaries were conducted to evaluate
the effect of seasonality on chemistry of the Eastern Niger Delta drainage basin. Results …

Rainwater chemistry of a developing urban-industrial metropolis in Southeast Nigeria

AS Ekwere - Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias …, 2023 - raccefyn.co
Se analizó el agua de lluvia en la metrópoli de Calabar para establecer sus características
químicas y sus influencias e idoneidad para la agricultura. El muestreo se realizó durante …