Grain Size and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in Urban Stream Sediments

K. Sekabira1, H. Oryem-Origa2, T. A. Basamba3, G. Mutumba4 and E. Kakudidi5 1Department of Environment, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Kampala International University, Kampala 2Department of Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala 3Soil Science Department of Agricultural Production College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

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