N. S. CHOONG KWET YIVE, K. NAGA AND H. LI KAM WAH
Abstract
Lead levels in soil alongside four Mauritian roads were determined using atomic absorption sepectroscopy. The range observed was 0 lagig (soil sample collected at plaine Champagne) to 1938 jig! g (soil sample collected near the M1 motorway, Rdl). Accumulation of lead in soil was found to correlate well with traffic density. Soil alongside roads having a north-south orientation had their west side more polluted due the influence of the South East Trade Winds.