Water is one of the most important global requirements for every activity in life including agricultural irrigation. Water if polluted, creates direct problems of alkalinity/salinity/toxicity to agricultural farms, thereby negatively affecting the quality and nutritional value of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v4i3-430106
The concentrations of some heavy metals (Chromium, Cadmium, Lead, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Manganese, Iron and Zinc) in petroleum sludge impacted soils were determined to evaluate their contamination levels using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The petroleum sludge samples w...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/42973
Effluents from petrochemical operations are generally considered to be harmful to the environment particularly due to their accumulated levels of petroleum hydrocarbons which distort the properties of the habitat immediate to such facilities. This study was undertaken to compare...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/42965
Aim: To examine the quality of both borehole and groundwater in selected sites within the Kubwa district of Bwari Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria with regards to drinking water quality parameters and the measure of microbial load. Study Design: Collection and assessment of the water...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28462