A. O. Okon

Pertubation of Road Construction and Inorganic Sedimentation on the Macroinvetebrate Fauna in the Midstream Segment of Qua Iboe River, Nigeria

J. U. Akpabio, A. O. Okon, G. A. Ebong, E. P. Udoinyang, E. A. Essien, I. U. Josiah & A. W. Akpan · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2024

The massive road construction projects in the drainage basin of Qua Iboe River (Nigeria) seriously affect the environment with elevated levels of some physico-chemical variables in perturbed segments of the river. The road construction resulted in elevated levels of the three pol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i4620

Asymptomatic Carriers of Enteric Pathogens and the Risk Factors among Food Handlers in a Rural Setting in Nigeria

A. N. Umo & A. O. Okon · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2017

Introduction: Presence of enteric pathogens in humans has been described as one of the most common challenges of developing countries. Materials and Methods: Stool samples were collected from 540 randomly selected workers in the hospitality industry in Etim-Ekpo and were subjecte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2017/34060

Temporal Survey of Heavy Metal Loads in Surface Water, Sediments and Shrimps from Iko River Estuary, Eastern Obolo L.G.A, Nigeria

E. P. Udoinyang, G. Anne, N. D. Ekpo, I. I. Akpan, A. Iwekumo & A. O. Okon · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2022

Aims: This work aimed at providing pieces of information on the trend and levels of heavy metals in shrimp, surface water and sediment from Iko river estuary, Eastern Obolo, South-South Nigeria. Study Design: The study area was demarcated into three stations for sampling. The sam...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i130282