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• TITLE: Heavy Metals Contents of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites in Potiskum, Yobe State Nigeria

  AUTHORS: G. D. Ibrahim, E. O. Nwaichi, G. O. Abu

  KEYWORDS: Heavy Metals Concentration, Uptake Pattern, Dumpsites, Municipal Solid Wastes

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol.11 No.9, September 11, 2020

  ABSTRACT: The concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Fe and Zn in selected dumpsites in Potiskum were determined with Buck Scientific 210VGB Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) AVG 210. One-way ANOVA was deployed at p ·kg-1) of studied heavy metals in Potiskum dumpsites ranged from 0.108 ± 0.02 - 262.536 ± 0.68 with pattern of accumulation Pb (262.536 ± 0.02) > Zn (183.369 ± 0.58) > Fe (159.453 ± 0.50) > Cu (111.382 ± 0.62) > Cr (43.523 ± 0.36) > Ni (6.419 ± 0.26) > Cd (0.679 ± 0.01) > As (0.108 ± 0.02) mg·kg-1. The concentrations of As, Cr, Ni, Fe and Zn fell below the WHO standards while those of Pb, Cd and Cu were above set limits by WHO. High acidity corresponds markedly with high levels of Cd, Cu, Cr and Zn and requires urgent attention as this trend is capable of groundwater contamination that will cause public health concern in affected areas.