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Evaluation Of The Impacts Of Metals On Soil Samples, Serum Creatinine And Blood Urea Nitrogen Of Residents In Selected Industrial Communities In A Developing Country

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  • Babajide Samuel

    (Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, PMB 2210, Abeokuta, Nigeria)

  • Oyedotun Temitope D. Timothy

    (Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana, P. O. Box 10 1110, Leslie P. Cummings Building, Turkeyen Campus, Guyana, Southern America)

  • Oderinde Olayinka

    (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China 211189.)

  • Oguntoke Olusegun

    (Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria)

  • Babajide Emmanuel

    (Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria)

Abstract

Information on the major exposure biomarkers of people living around industrial areas in Africa are very limited. This study aims to analyse the level of hazardous metal (cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc) in two seasons’ soil samples of four industrial and one (1) control areas of Ogun State, Nigeria. Similarly, blood samples of the volunteers (n = 200) were analysed for the impacts of the metals on serum creatinine (SCr) and blood urea (BUN). The mean metal concentrations for soils samples exhibited significant differences with strong positive correlations (r = 0.995 and 1). Compared with regulatory limits for normal individual concerning BUN and SCr, the results of volunteers were all higher, with BUN at ~200% and SCr at ~82% more. The results presented in this study revealed that both the soil environment and the body health system of the residents are being affected by the rapid industrialization, hence heavily burdened.

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  • Babajide Samuel & Oyedotun Temitope D. Timothy & Oderinde Olayinka & Oguntoke Olusegun & Babajide Emmanuel, 2020. "Evaluation Of The Impacts Of Metals On Soil Samples, Serum Creatinine And Blood Urea Nitrogen Of Residents In Selected Industrial Communities In A Developing Country," Environmental Contaminants Reviews (ECR), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 3(1), pages 40-47, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbnecr:v:3:y:2020:i:1:p:40-47
    DOI: 10.26480/ecr.01.2020.40.47
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