Effects of artisanal gold mining activities on soil properties in a part of southwestern Nigeria

The study examined some physical and chemical characteristics of soils in an unmonitored mining community in southwestern Nigeria. This study aimed at determining if the active (recently mined), abandoned mines, adjacent farmland, and a relatively less-disturbed forest re-growth region in the commun...

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Main Authors: Adebayo O. Eludoyin, Abosede T. Ojo, Temitope O. Ojo, Olusegun O. Awotoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2017.1305650