Toxicity and Risks Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in River Bed Sediments of an Artisanal Crude Oil Refining Area in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that possess serious risks to human health and the environment. Forty riverbed sediments samples were collected in mangrove river bed sediments where artisanal refining of crude oil takes place in the Niger Delta of Nige...
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Main Authors: | Ibigoni C. Howard, Kingsley E. Okpara, Kuaanan Techato |
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Language: | EN |
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MDPI AG
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/ca1b63a0a4074a88b3566b7ef6f02426 |
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