HEALTH RISKS ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METALS FROM CLASSROOM DUST/SAND IN SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The heavy metals content and health risk of pupil’s exposure to heavy metals from classroom dust / sand in some selected primary schools in Calabar South Local Government of Cross River State, Nigeria was assessed in this study. Dust/sand particles were collected from classrooms, bookshelves and windows for a period of one month June, 2021 from eight (8) selected primary schools in the study Area. The samples were analyzed using UV-VIS spectrophotometer.
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