Open Journal of Ecology

Vol.9 No.6(2019), Paper ID 93400, 9 pages

DOI:10.4236/oje.2019.96016

 

A Particle Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Analysis of Heavy Metals in Soil and Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Leaves at an Artisanal Gold Mining Settlement in Southwestern Nigeria

 

Makinde Oladotun Wasiu, Oluyemi Emmanuel Ayodele, Olabanji Iyabo Oluremi, Adesiyan Adewale Taoreed, Eludoyin Adebayo Oluwole, Ogundele Katherine Temitope, Gbenu Sejlo Temidayo, Tubosun Isaac Ayodele

 

C.E.R.D, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Departments of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Departments of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Department of Geology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Departments of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
C.E.R.D, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
C.E.R.D, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
C.E.R.D, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

 

Copyright © 2019 Makinde Oladotun Wasiu, Oluyemi Emmanuel Ayodele, Olabanji Iyabo Oluremi, Adesiyan Adewale Taoreed, Eludoyin Adebayo Oluwole, Ogundele Katherine Temitope, Gbenu Sejlo Temidayo, Tubosun Isaac Ayodele et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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Wasiu, M. , Ayodele, O. , Oluremi, O. , Taoreed, A. , Oluwole, E. , Temitope, O. , Temidayo, G. and Ayodele, T. (2019) A Particle Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Analysis of Heavy Metals in Soil and Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Leaves at an Artisanal Gold Mining Settlement in Southwestern Nigeria. Open Journal of Ecology, 9, 200-208. doi: 10.4236/oje.2019.96016.

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