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

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A review of heavy metals in soil and aquatic systems of urban and semi-urban areas in Malawi with comparisons to other selected countries

Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga
  • Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga
  • Physics and Biochemical Sciences Department, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Ishmael BobbyMphangwe Kosamu
  • Ishmael BobbyMphangwe Kosamu
  • Physics and Biochemical Sciences Department, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Deliwe Dinah Lakudzala
  • Deliwe Dinah Lakudzala
  • Physics and Biochemical Sciences Department, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Rex Mbewe
  • Rex Mbewe
  • Physics and Biochemical Sciences Department, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Benard Thole
  • Benard Thole
  • Physics and Biochemical Sciences Department, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Morris Monjerezi
  • Morris Monjerezi
  • Chemistry Department, Chancellor College, P. O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi.
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Russel Chrispine Garvin Chidya
  • Russel Chrispine Garvin Chidya
  • Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan.
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Stephen Kuyeli
  • Stephen Kuyeli
  • Malawi Bureau of Standards, P. O. Box 946, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Samson Mkali Idruss Sajidu
  • Samson Mkali Idruss Sajidu
  • Chemistry Department, Chancellor College, P. O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 13 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 26 July 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Kaonga, C. C., Kosamu, I. B., Lakudzala, D. D., Mbewe, R., Thole, B., Monjerezi, M., Chidya, R. C. G., Kuyeli, S., & Sajidu, S. M. I. (2017). A review of heavy metals in soil and aquatic systems of urban and semi-urban areas in Malawi with comparisons to other selected countries. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 11(9), 448-460.
Chicago /
Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga, Ishmael BobbyMphangwe Kosamu, Deliwe Dinah Lakudzala, Rex Mbewe, Benard Thole, Morris Monjerezi, Russel Chrispine Garvin Chidya, Stephen Kuyeli and Samson Mkali Idruss Sajidu. "A review of heavy metals in soil and aquatic systems of urban and semi-urban areas in Malawi with comparisons to other selected countries." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 11, no. 9 (2017): 448-460.
MLA /
Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga, et al. "A review of heavy metals in soil and aquatic systems of urban and semi-urban areas in Malawi with comparisons to other selected countries." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 11.9 (2017): 448-460.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2017.2367
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJEST/article-abstract/B51EA9665575

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