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industry, leading to a high accumulation of heavy metals
in the soils located near the factory as compared with the
soils further to the south east of the factory. The distribu-
tion of the metal concentration of the soil in study area
indicated that the cement industry together with the traf-
fic emissions were mainly responsible for metal pollution
in this area. Further study is needed not only to assess the
distribution of metals in soil but also to examine varia-
tion on small scale. More intensive sampling is necessary
to show any change or increase of metals in the investi-
gated area over time.
4. Acknowledgements
The authors greatly acknowledge the assistance offered
by the International Center for Nuclear Science, UWI,
Mona, Chemistry Department at UWI Mona, Mona
Geoinformatix Ltd, Mines and Geology Division, Minis-
try of Energy, Mining & Telecommunication, in sample
analysis and production of population density map of
Kingston.
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