加纳纳夫朗戈开放式垃圾场的土壤质量和重金属污染

Olutayo A Oluyinka1, Mary-Magdalene Pedavoah2, James Abugri3

  • 1Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana. biodunolu@gmail.com.

概括

加纳杜杜姆比亚垃圾场附近的土壤显示营养物质有所改善,但严重受到重金属污染,特别是 (Cd) 和 (Hg),造成严重的健康风险.

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