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    ASSESSMENT OF SOIL CONTAMINATION IN KAKURI INDUSTRIAL AREA OF KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.
    (Environmental Science Department, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2018-02-15) Aliyu, Dadan- Garba; Garba, Umma Kaita Mashi; Namadi, Mukhtar Muhammad
    his study examined the effects of industrial effluents on the soils of Kakuri industrial area of Kaduna metropolis, 20 soil samples were collected at the surfaces and sub surfaces of locations near the two industries - Nigerian Breweries PLC, United Nigeria Textile Limited and some control points where no industrial activities take place. The samples were analysed using the standard chemical analysis at the soil laboratory, Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Soil parameters investigated were physico-chemical and heavy metals. Results showed that the levels of the parameters were generally higher in the sampling points near the industries than in control areas.