Environmental Impact of Heavy Metals from Poultry Waste Discharged into the Olosuru Stream, Ikire, Southwestern Nigeria

Background. Water supplies can be contaminated by anthropogenic activities. The poultry industry uses a variety of heavy metals as additives in chicken feed, but excretion, runoff and dumping of heavy metals can threaten water bodies and have adverse effects on human health. Objectives. The aim of t...

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Main Authors: Abayomi Tolulope Oyewale, Taiwo Adekanmi Adesakin, Adedeji Idowu Aduwo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pure Earth 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Health and Pollution
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