African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1134

Full Length Research Paper

Arsenic pollution of surface and subsurface water in Onitsha, Nigeria

A. C. C. Ezeabasili*
  • A. C. C. Ezeabasili*
  • School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK.
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O. L. Anike
  • O. L. Anike
  • Department of Geological Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra state, Nigeria.
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B. U. Okoro
  • B. U. Okoro
  • Department of Civil Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, Nigeria.
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C. M. U-Dominic
  • C. M. U-Dominic
  • Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 13 August 2013
  •  Accepted: 21 September 2014
  •  Published: 30 September 2014

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