[PDF] from researchgate.net Urban highway runoff in Nigeria I. Heavy metals in sheet flow from the main expressway in Lagos metropolis
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Date
2007-12
Authors
Alo, B.I.
Abayomi, A.A.
Osuntogun, B.A.
Olayinka, K.O.
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Journal of Applied Sciences
Abstract
Whole-unfiltered-water samples were collected from the runoff of a major highway in Lagos metropolis at four different points along the road and at the receiving stream through which the runoff eventually discharges into the lagoon. The study was conducted to characterize the types and levels of pollutants on a typical Nigerian road and was carried out during three different rainy days between the months of February and May, 2004. The collected samples were analysed for the presence of heavy metals; Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn. Pollution-indicating …
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Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistry::Environmental chemistry , First flush , Heavy metals , Highway , Pollution , Precipitation , Runoff
Citation
Alo, B. I., Abayomi, A. A., Osuntogun, B. A., & Olayinka, K. O. (2007). Urban highway runoff in Nigeria I. Heavy metals in sheet flow from the main expressway in Lagos metropolis. Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(19), 2800-2805.