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Occurrence and Impact of Heavy Metals on Groundwater Sources: A Case Study of Two Communities in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

In: Heavy Metals - Recent Advances

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  • Opaluwa Obaje Daniel

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Heavy metals are major contaminants in groundwater, and they have potentials for toxicity even at low concentrations with health hazards. This led to the determination of heavy metal concentrations and evaluation of HMPI and MI of groundwater sources in Keffi and Karu to ascertain the suitability for domestic usage. Heavy metals, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn, were determined using AAS. The results obtained showed that Cd, Cr and Pb had mean concentrations higher than the SON recommended limit. Statistical analyses at p

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  • Opaluwa Obaje Daniel, 2023. "Occurrence and Impact of Heavy Metals on Groundwater Sources: A Case Study of Two Communities in Nasarawa State, Nigeria," Chapters, in: Basim A. Almayyahi (ed.), Heavy Metals - Recent Advances, IntechOpen.
  • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:294375
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.110444
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    Keywords

    heavy metals; water; contamination; pollution; metal index;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation

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