2023
DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00548-8
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Trace elements concentrations in soil contaminate corn in the vicinity of a cement-manufacturing plant: potential health implications

Sa’adatu Abatemi-Usman,
Olubunmi Akindele,
Ayansina Ayanlade
et al.

Abstract: Background Cultivated lands in the vicinity of industry are vulnerable due to trace element releases from industrial activities. One such situation concerns the surrounding of the largest cement-manufacturing plant in sub-Saharan Africa, located in Obajana, Nigeria. Objective This study aimed at examining the trace element concentrations in the soil as they contaminate corn crops in the vicinity of a cement manufacturing plant. A case study of the cement-m… Show more

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