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Heavy Metal Contamination of Otofure Dumpsite Environment near Benin City Edo, Nigeria

This study characterized some indices of heavy metals in the soils of Otofure waste dumpsite environment near Benin City, Edo State in Southern Nigeria, in order to ascertain the level of heavy metal contamination of one of the several sites receiving municipal solid wastes daily. Six samples were collected at the dumpsite (DS) and the adjoining upland positions (US). The samples were air-dried, crushed and sieved through a 2mm sieve and pre-treated using standard methods before determining the heavy metal concentrations in Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Bulk Scientific 210 VGP) accordin…

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