Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria

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• Research Article   
  Assessment of Dumpsite Soils in Mangrove Forest at Eagle Island, Nigeria: It’s Effect on Potential Bioavailability of Heavy Metals in the Environment
  Author(s): Ayobami Aigber and Aroloye O Numbere*
  
  Heavy metals can be absorbed by plants resulting to contamination of other organisms in the food chain. This study was intended to determine heavy metals in soil, their mobility factor and impact on flora and fauna. To determine bioavailability of metal ions in soil chemical speciation and mobility factor indices were calculated. The level of Fe, Pb, Zn and Cd in readily available forms were assessed in dumpsite soils within mangrove forest in the Eagle Island and compared with control (i.e., relatively undisturbed soil). The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact and contribution of municipal waste discharge on alteration of soil quality and bioavailability of metals within the soil matrix. Samples of soil were collected in triplicate from five locations across the dump area while the control point was established at a less impacted area. Sampling was done in November 2018. Conc.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7463.19.10.390

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