Aquatic contamination associated with petroleum exploration, industrial discharge, and urban activities remains a major environmental and public health concern in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This study assessed the concentrations of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hyd...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i6954
Human activities such as petroleum mining within the Niger Delta have intensified contamination of aquatic ecosystems, raising concerns regarding the safety of fish consumed by humans. This study evaluated the concentrations of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (P...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2026/v17i2395
Agricultural pesticides like Atrazine and Dichlorvos persist in soil; disrupt microbial communities and soil-dwelling organisms such as snails, affecting key ecosystem processes. These chemicals reduce microbial biomass indicators (MB-C, MB-N, MB-P) and biodiversity, highlighting...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i61749
Phthalate acid esters (PAEs) are widely used as plasticizers. However, they have the potential to migrate from plastic materials into the environment where they pose detrimental health impacts. Hence, they have gained wide attention. This study was therefore carried out to invest...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730177