Traffic pollution: preliminary elemental characterisation of roadside dust in Lagos, Nigeria
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In: The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 146-147, No. C, 23.05.1994, p. 175-184.
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T1 - Traffic pollution
T2 - preliminary elemental characterisation of roadside dust in Lagos, Nigeria
AU - Ogunsola, O. J.
AU - Oluwole, A. F.
AU - Asubiojo, O. I.
AU - Olaniyi, H. B.
AU - Akeredolu, F. A.
AU - Akanle, O. A.
AU - Spyrou, N. M.
AU - Ward, N. I.
AU - Ruck, W.
N1 - Funding Information: This work is sponsored by the European Community under the Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment Project.
PY - 1994/5/23
Y1 - 1994/5/23
N2 - Roadside dust collected from different parts of Lagos metropolis were analysed for heavy metals and other trace elements using a combination of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The results show a positive correlation of the concentration of Pb and some other vehicular emission-related elements with the traffic density. Automotive emission was also found to be the main contributor to Pb concentration in the roadside dust but some elements which hitherto have been linked with automotive emission, such as cadmium and nickel, did not show any strong correlation with traffic density.
AB - Roadside dust collected from different parts of Lagos metropolis were analysed for heavy metals and other trace elements using a combination of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The results show a positive correlation of the concentration of Pb and some other vehicular emission-related elements with the traffic density. Automotive emission was also found to be the main contributor to Pb concentration in the roadside dust but some elements which hitherto have been linked with automotive emission, such as cadmium and nickel, did not show any strong correlation with traffic density.
KW - Automotive emissions
KW - Lead
KW - Roadside dust
KW - Toxic heavy metals
KW - Chemistry
KW - Sustainability Science
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028235432&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0048-9697(94)90235-6
DO - 10.1016/0048-9697(94)90235-6
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:0028235432
VL - 146-147
SP - 175
EP - 184
JO - The Science of The Total Environment
JF - The Science of The Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
IS - C
ER -