Table 1. Mean Values of Physicochemical Parameters of Soil SITES pH EC (us/cm) Soil Control BLKT 8.32±0.03 7.32±0.03 1438±11.31 853±33.23 RLWY 8.20±0.01 7.65±0.16 1353±18.38 632±11.31 STLC 8.17±0.02 7.81±0.10 1228±12.02 335±7.78 IDH 8.09±0.04 7.45±0.08 1245±13.43 351±9.19 NNPC 8.29±0.03 7.72±0.04 1392±8.48 652±25.45 BLKT →Bulunkutu, RLWY →Railway Area, STLC → State Low – Cost, IDH→ Infection Disease Hospital, NNPC → Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Depot. E. W. Mshelia et al. Assessment of Contamination Pattern of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites on Arid Soil: A Comparative Study of Maiduguri Metropolis. World Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1-5. doi:10.12691/wjac-2-1-1 © The Author(s) 2013. Published by Science and Education Publishing.