Regional geochemical baseline concentration of potentially toxic trace metals in the mineralized Lom Basin, East Cameroon: a tool for contamination assessment

Authors :: Mumbfu Ernestine Mimba
Takeshi Ohba
Salomon César Nguemhe Fils
Melvin Tamnta Nforba
Nozomi Numanami
Tasin Godlove Bafon
Festus Tongwa Aka
Cheo Emmanuel Suh
Source :: Geochemical Transactions, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: BMC, 2018.
Abstract: Abstract The distribution of trace metals in active stream sediments from the mineralized Lom Basin has been evaluated. Fifty-five bottom sediments were collected and the mineralogical composition of six pulverized samples determined by XRD. The fine fraction (

Subjects :: Geochemical mapping
Background values
Stream sediments
Mineralogy
Trace metals
Cameroon
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Chemistry
QD1-999

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