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• TITLE: A Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of Urban Waste Pollution in the Korle Lagoon Area of Accra, Ghana, on Nutrition and Growth of Maize (Zea mays L.) Plants

  AUTHORS: Eureka Emefa Ahadjie Adomako, Dzifa Dellor

  KEYWORDS: Korle Lagoon, Waste Management, Soil Contamination, Plant Nutrition, Phytotoxicity

  JOURNAL NAME: Agricultural Sciences, Vol.14 No.6, June 28, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Disposal of domestic and industrial waste into the Odaw River and Korle Lagoon in Accra, Ghana, has led to pollution of the lagoon and surrounding soils. This study compared the elemental concentrations of heavy metals (lead and zinc) and essential plant macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) in soils from the Korle Lagoon Area to those in baseline soils from the University of Ghana Agricultural Farm (UG Farm), also in Accra. A comparative pot experiment, using maize (Zea mays L.) as test plant, was conducted to assess the effect of each soil type on plant growth. Soil samples from the Korle Lagoon Area were significantly higher (P