Heavy metal contamination in soils, water, and food in nigeria from 2000–2019: A systematic review on methods, pollution level and policy implications

A Oloruntoba, AO Omoniyi, ZA Shittu, RO Ajala… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2024 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution is a silent killer and has become a pervasive issue in various regions
worldwide, particularly within developing nations such as Nigeria. This study undertook a …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy Metals Contamination and Ecological Risk Assessment in Surface Sediments of Namal Lake, Pakistan.

T Javed, N Ahmad, A Mashiatullah - Polish Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - pjoes.com
Heavy metal concentrations were determined using inductively coupled plasma-optical
emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) in surface sediments of Namal Lake, Pakistan. The metals …

Geographical information systems based ecological risk analysis of metal accumulation in sediments of İkizcetepeler Dam Lake (Turkey)

Ş Fural, S Kükrer, İ Cürebal - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the spatial distribution, potential ecological risks and possible sources
of metal concentrations, organic carbon, chlorophyll degradation products and CaCO 3 …

[PDF][PDF] Seasonal variation of enrichment and contamination of heavy metals in the surface water of Qua Iboe River Estuary and adjoining creeks, South-South Nigeria

SF Dan, UU Umoh, VN Osabor - Journal of Oceanography and …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Seasonal variation of the distribution pattern, enrichment and contamination of some heavy
metals (Cd, Cr, Fe, Pb, Zn, Ni and Cu) in surface water of Qua Iboe river estuary and …

Rare earth elements in core marine sediments of coastal East Malaysia by instrumental neutron activation analysis

A Ashraf, E Saion, E Gharibshahi, HM Kamari… - Applied Radiation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A study was carried out on the concentration of REEs (Dy, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, La and Ce) that
are present in the core marine sediments of East Malaysia from three locations at South …

Vertical and horizontal distribution, source identification, ecological and toxic risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments of Lake Aygır, Kars, Turkey

S Kükrer - Environmental Forensics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Surface and core sediment samples were collected from Lake Aygır, Turkey, to determine
heavy metal distribution, probable sources and potential ecological and toxic risks for the …

Little Akaki River sediment enrichment with heavy metals, pollution load and potential ecological risks in downstream, Central Ethiopia

DM Mekuria, AB Kassegne, SL Asfaw - Environmental Systems Research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Addis Ababa City's river ecosystem is under extreme pressure as a result of
inappropriate practices of dumping domestic and industrial wastes; thus, threatening its …

[HTML][HTML] The upstream rare earth resources of Malaysia: Insight into geology, geochemistry, and hydrometallurgical approaches

SM Ibad, H Tsegab, NA Siddiqui, M Adam, S Mishra… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peninsular Malaysia is already well known for having rare earth (RE) resources. However,
pertinent data and information on upstream RE resources and reserve potential in Malaysia …

Accumulation of heavy metals in surface sediments of Lere Lake, Chad

LN Ekengele, A Blaise, MC Jung - Geosciences Journal, 2017 - Springer
Thirty surface sediment samples collected from Lere Lake were analyzed for As, Co, Cr, Cd,
Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, Zn, Fe, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC) and Organic Matter (OM) in order …

[PDF][PDF] Geoenvironmental assessments of heavy metals in surface sediments from some creeks of the Great Kwa River, Southeastern Nigeria

BE Ephraim, IO Ajayi - J Environ Earth Sci, 2014 - academia.edu
Abstract In southeastern Nigeria, the Great Kwa River watershed which was originally
covered by tropical rainforest has now become a beehive of various agricultural, extractive …