Trace metal dispersion in soil from auto-mechanic village to urban residential areas in Owerri, Nigeria

Michael A. Nwachukwu; Huan Feng; Jude Alinnor

doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.036

Trace metal dispersion in soil from auto-mechanic village to urban residential areas in Owerri, Nigeria

Michael A. Nwachukwu, Huan Feng, Jude Alinnor

Earth and Environmental Studies

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Abstract

:Due to poor waste management in mechanic villages (MVs), average metal concentration (mgkg^-1) is Pb 1162±572; Mn 864±531; Cu 385±202; Fe 49259±4770; Cd 20±13; Zn 824±190; and Ni 40±35, causing ecological and public health risks in parts of Nigeria. Average metal dispersion (mgkg-1/m) from MVs to residential areas was estimated at 9.2 for Pb; 6.7 for Mn; 6.1 for Zn; 1.5 for Cu; 197 for Fe; 0.3 for Ni; and 0.04 for Cd. This represents a mobility order of Fe>Pb>Mn>Zn>Cu> Ni>Cd, and a pollution order of Pb>Ni>Mn>Zn>Fe>Cu>Cd. MV advantages as a capacity building, and in poverty alleviation notwithstanding, its practice must be environmentally friendly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	310-322
Number of pages	13
Journal	Procedia Environmental Sciences
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.036
State	Published - 1 Jan 2011

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Dispersion rate
Metal to depth and distance ratios
Soil pollution
Sustainability of mechanic villages

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Nwachukwu, M. A., Feng, H., & Alinnor, J. (2011). Trace metal dispersion in soil from auto-mechanic village to urban residential areas in Owerri, Nigeria. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 4, 310-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.036

Nwachukwu, Michael A. ; Feng, Huan ; Alinnor, Jude. / Trace metal dispersion in soil from auto-mechanic village to urban residential areas in Owerri, Nigeria. In: Procedia Environmental Sciences. 2011 ; Vol. 4. pp. 310-322.

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Trace metal dispersion in soil from auto-mechanic village to urban residential areas in Owerri, Nigeria. / Nwachukwu, Michael A.; Feng, Huan; Alinnor, Jude.

In: Procedia Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, 01.01.2011, p. 310-322.

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