This study examines lead (Pb) content in soils downslope and upslope of the Victoria Falls town municipal waste dump. Fourteen soil samples were collected in October 2003 from 20*20m plots located along two linear transects (one downslope and the other upslope of the waste dump) and analysed for Pb using the atomic absorption method. It was hypothesised that there is a significant relationship between distance and direction from the municipal waste dump and soil Pb content. The study found that soils that are closer to and downslope of the waste dump had significantly higher (p
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 5th ICEG Environmental Geotechnics: Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities for Environmental Geotechnics |
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| Editors | H.R. Thomas |
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| Pages | 1185-1191 |
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| Number of pages | 1658 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
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| Name | Proceedings of the ISSMGE 5th Int. Congress |
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| Number | 2 |
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