METAL POLLUTION ASSESSMENT IN SEDIMENT OF OKE-ITOKU RIVER

Adebola A. Adekunle, Ayomide B. Amoo

Abstract


To investigate the metal pollution assessment in Oke-Itoku river in Abeokuta, Ogun State Southwest Nigeria, 20 samples were collected at different locations along the river and the concentration of Cr ,Co, Cu ,Cd and Pb metals were determined in the laboratory.

KEYWORDS: groundnut shell, rice husk, gum Arabic and briquette


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