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Evaluation of heavy metal contents in road dust of jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Meludu, O. C.
Kanu, Maxwell O.
Oniku, S. A.
Source
The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.65-70, 6 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Physics
Topics
Abstract EN
The investigation of the anthropogenic contamination by heavy metals on road surface is very necessary for environmental planning and monitoring in urban towns.
In the presentstudy, the concentration of five heavy metals (Fe, Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn) in dust samples, from two major township roads -Hammaruwa Way (HW) and Palace Way (PW) in Jalingo metropolis, were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer.
The pollution status was assessed using Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQG), Geo-accumulation index (Igeo), Degree of Contamination (CD), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and Enrichment Factor (EF).
Results of SQG, Igeo, CD and PLI show that these urban roads are not polluted.
Analysis of the Enrichment Factor shows that apart from Pb, all other metals analyzed are enriched and the enrichment comes from anthropogenic activities.
This implies that the soils are contaminated to some degree but not polluted.
It is evident that the concentration of these heavy metals may increase and pose health hazards at the long run if proactive steps are not taken to check vehicular pollution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kanu, Maxwell O.& Meludu, O. C.& Oniku, S. A.. 2015. Evaluation of heavy metal contents in road dust of jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences،Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.65-70.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kanu, Maxwell O.…[et al.]. Evaluation of heavy metal contents in road dust of jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 7, no. 1 (Jun. 2015), pp.65-70.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kanu, Maxwell O.& Meludu, O. C.& Oniku, S. A.. Evaluation of heavy metal contents in road dust of jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2015. Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.65-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-646313
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 69-70
Record ID
BIM-646313