Background: Automobile Workshops are known for servicing, maintaining, and rectifying any issue that arises in a vehicle. Activities carried out in automobile workshops lead to the release of pollutants, including used and spent motor oils, lubricants, petrol residues, and other...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i3444
Aims: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are very toxic and persistent environmental contaminants. The paper is aimed at investigating the cancer risk exposure of PAHs in borehole water collected around five automobile repair workshops within Eket metropolis. Place and Durat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v19i4419
Aim: This study assessed the ecological risk posed by six heavy metals [lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), and cadmium (Cd)] in soils and surface waters. Study Design: Soil samples were collected at two depths (0–15 and 15–30 cm) from 12 stations acros...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2026/v14i3333
Aim: This study assessed the levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in selected food crops [fluted pumpkin, chili pepper, maize (white and yellow), and beans (white and brown)] obtained from farms and markets in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria to quantify pesticide residues, e...
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Research Article10.9734/sarjnp/2025/v8i3220