LEAD (Pb) MINING IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS
Recently, it was reported (9) that Pb poisoning occurred in Niger State (Central Nigeria) killing 28 children (lt; 5 years) and 65 children seriously sick. It is in the light of these ugly occurrences that this study was undertaken to ascertain Pb levels in soils within the mining sites of Ebonyi State. LITERATURE REVIEW