Ahiakwo Bright Ogbo

Heavy Metals Contamination and Potential Human Health Risk via Consumption of Vegetables from Selected Communities in ONELGA, Rivers State, Nigeria

Ahiakwo Bright Ogbo & Kingsley C. Patrick-Iwuanyanwu · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

Background: Anthropogenic activities such as excessive oil exploration, automobile emissions with agricultural activities, etc tend to elevate the concentrations of heavy metals in the soil. These metals are accumulated by plant roots, thereby resulting to heavy metal contaminati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230053

Heavy Metals Contamination and Human Health Risk Asssessment Via Consumption of Medicinal Plants from Amassoma Community, Bayelsa State of Nigeria

Ebimobowei Assayomo, Solomon Brepi Patrick, Ruth Angobrakumor Ajimmy, Eyidenghabofa David Odikeme & Ahiakwo Bright Ogbo · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2021

Aims: Man-made activities such as excessive oil exploration, automobile emissions, gas flaring and agricultural activities tend to elevate the concentrations of heavy metals in the surrounding. Heavy metals have the tendency to accumulate in plant roots, which may result to heavy...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jalsi/2021/v24i930261

Determination of Heavy Metals (Lead, Zinc, Nickel and Cadmium) in Medicinal Plants (Scent Leaf and Pawpaw) in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Ebimobowei Assayomo, Dorcas Dauta Bawo, Ayodele Oyedeji, Gloria Ekpatarziba Ezenatein & Ahiakwo Bright Ogbo · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2021

Aims: This study investigated the level of zinc, nickel, lead and cadmium in selected medicinal plants - Scent Leaf (Ocimum gratissimum) and Pawpaw (Carica papaya) that are traditionally used in alternative medicine in Amassoma community, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Study Design: Sce...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i930241