TY  - JOUR
T1  - Heavy Metal Contamination of Plants and Soil in Itakpe Iron Ore Deposit Area of Kogi State, Nigeria
AU - , Oltunji AU - , Kayode James 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
SP  - 122
EP  - 124
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2008.122.124
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2008.122.124
KW  - Mining
KW  -heavy metal
KW  -mitigate
KW  -gold deposit
KW  -atomic absorption spectrophotometer
AB  - The effect of mining of iron ore on soil on the iron ore deposit area of Itakpe was investigated. The study involved determination of some heavy metal content of soil in order to have baseline data for assessing the impact of iron ore mining in the future. Leaf of plants and Soil samples at 0-15 cm depth were randomly collected, predigested and analysed using Bulk 2000, A model of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) for content of lead, iron, copper and Zinc. Results reveal that soil and plant species of the mine plots contain higher level of heavy metal, compared to the unmined (Control plots). Possible implications of this development on the inhabitants and the larger society consuming farm products from the area are discussed. Suggestions are made on how to mitigate the impact of iron ore mining on the soil and therefore plant species.
ER  -