ABSTRACT
This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals and vegetation around the Korle
Lagoon Reclamation site in Accra (Ghana). The dispersion of heavy metals such as Pb,
Hg, Cd, As, Zn, Sn, Ni, Cu and Cr within the soil profile from a depth of 0 – 60cm (at
20cm intervals) were assessed. A total of ninety (90) soil samples were taken from the ewaste zone (EW), central gardens zone (GZ), recreational zone (KD), reclaimed zone (RZ)
and estuary zone (ES) and eighteen (18) soil samples were sampled from the control zone
(CZ) at the Korle-Bu flats. Ten (10) samples of forage grasses (Panicum maxima and
Imperata cylindrical) were also taken from each of the sampling zones and ten (10)
samples each of lettuce (Latuca sativa) and bissap (Hibiscus sabdariffa) were taken from
central garden zone (GZ) and the control zone (CZ). At the depth of 0 – 20cm, the ranges
of heavy metal concentrations recorded were Hg (
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