Spent oil, which contains hazardous substances that pose health risk to man and his environment, are disposed indiscriminately on land in most mechanic workshops. The waste oil find its way into farmland and water bodies causing contamination of water, plants and lands. The inges...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4295
The pollution status of some selected heavy metals namely: Pb, Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni and Cd, in spent oil-contaminated soil were investigated. The soil samples were obtained from different spots of the automobile mechanic workshop, wet digested and the concentrations of the heavy me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29623
Spent oil contaminated soil from a mechanic workshop located in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, FCT of Nigeria, was assessed of heavy metals (Fe, Pb, CD, Cu, Cr, Ni and Zn) concentration. Soil samples were collected from seven points at depth 0- 15 cm, wet digested in duplicate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/36702