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Heavy Metals in Epiphytic lichens and Mosses of Oil–Producing Communities of Eket and Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State – Nigeria
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Aniefiok E. Ite, Uwem U. Ubong, Usoro M. Etesin, Edet W. Nsi, Emmanuel J. Ukpong, Akanimo N. Ekanem, Usenobong F. Ufot, Anietimfon I. Udo
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American Journal of Environmental Protection. 2016 4 (2). doi: 10.12691/env-4-2-1
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Keywords: heavy metals, lichen, moss, atomic absorption spectrometry, Oil–producing communities
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Context: ...s. Some of the target heavy metals such as Cd, Cr, Mn, Ni and Zn were accumulated at higher concentrations in mosses compared to lichens from the same sampling location. There is some evidence that different site–specific characteristics affect the spatial distributions...
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