ABSTRACT
Heavy metal contamination from activities in automobile workshops is of public health
concern. These heavy metals have capacity to remain in the environment over time. Several
studies have been conducted on industrial water pollution but limited investigations have
been carried out on water and soil quality around automobile workshops. This study
therefore, was designed to assess the quality of soil and groundwater in automobile
workshops in Akinyele Local Government Area (ALGA).
A Simple random sampling technique was employed to select three of six zones of
automobile workshops in ALGA: Alphonso, Temidire and Ojoo with one residential area
(Moniya - control site). Eight automobile workshops were selected from each zone based on:
absence of other industries and presence of dug wells. Water samples were collected from
dug well (0-50 m) around the workshops. Physico-chemical parameters (Total Dissolved
Solids (TDS), Electrical conductivity, pH and Oil and grease) and heavy metals (Copper
(Cu), Chromium (Cr) Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb)) were determined using standard
methods. Grab samples of top and sub soils were collected from the three locations and
analysed. Values obtained were compared with WHO standards for potable water quality and
United Kingdom Permissible Limits for soil quality. Data were analysed using descriptive
statistics and ANOVA at p
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