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
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How to Cite this Article
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.