Assessment of dose intake of toxic elements in groundwater samples from Abuja, North Central Nigeria

• Main Authors: Maxwell, O., Sunday, J. E., Oladotun, A. O., Akinloye, A. S., Emenike, P. C., Tenebei, I. T., Ofuyatan, O., Sociis, O. T., Wagira, H., Mouri, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: WITPress 2017
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75535/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029866428&doi=10.2495%2fWS170261&partnerID=40&md5=0a63ff7f023280a0140deb304fbc5530

This study measured the concentrations of toxic carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic elements present in groundwater using Inductively Coupled-Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The concentration values obtained were used to calculate the life average daily dose (LADD) exposure of the people whom rely...