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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Traffic pollution: preliminary elemental characterisation of roadside dust in Lagos, Nigeria
Science of the Total Environment, The, Volume 146-147, No. C, Year 1994
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Roadside dust collected from different parts of Lagos metropolis were analysed for heavy metals and other trace elements using a combination of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The results show a positive correlation of the concentration of Pb and some other vehicular emission-related elements with the traffic density. Automotive emission was also found to be the main contributor to Pb concentration in the roadside dust but some elements which hitherto have been linked with automotive emission, such as cadmium and nickel, did not show any strong correlation with traffic density. © 1994.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ogunsola, O. J.
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Oluwole, A. F.
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Asubiojo, Olabode Idowu
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Olaniyi, Hezekiah Bamidele
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Akeredolu, Funsho Alaba
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Akanle, O. A.
United Kingdom, Guildford
University of Surrey
Spyrou, Nicholas M.
United Kingdom, Guildford
University of Surrey
Ward, N. I.
United Kingdom, Guildford
University of Surrey
Ruck, Wolfgang Karl Ludwig
Germany, Stuttgart
Universität Stuttgart
Statistics
Citations: 60
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0048-9697(94)90235-6
ISSN:
00489697
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Nigeria