African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

Comparativ e assessment of heavy metals in drinking water sources from Enyigba Community in Abakaliki Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Chinyere Aloke
  • Chinyere Aloke
  • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Ifeanyi Ephraim Uzuegbu
  • Ifeanyi Ephraim Uzuegbu
  • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Patience Nkemjika Ogbu
  • Patience Nkemjika Ogbu
  • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Emmanuel Ike Ugwuja
  • Emmanuel Ike Ugwuja
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Onyebuchi Frederick Orinya
  • Onyebuchi Frederick Orinya
  • Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Ikechukwu Ogudu Obasi
  • Ikechukwu Ogudu Obasi
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 30 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 08 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 April 2019

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