The design of structures for flood mitigation depends on the adequate estimation of rainfall intensity over a given catchment which is achieved by the rainfall intensity duration frequency modelling. In this study, an extensive comparative analyses were carried out on the predict...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i130349
This article focuses on an overview of the processes of generating rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) models, the different types and applications. IDF model is an important tool applied in the design of either hydrologic or hydraulic design such as prediction of rainfal...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230322
This study was conducted to evaluate methods for the determination of the longitudinal dispersion coefficient of Utu Etim-Ekpo River. Rihodamine-B was used in the tracer dye study. The variable distance – variable time method of sample collection was adopted. The samples collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/33645
This study examines the experiences of musculoskeletal discomfort among staff and students of the University of Port Harcourt as it relates to their workstations. Questionnaires were designed to extract information from respondents on their experience of musculoskeletal pains and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29675
In most Engineering designs concept selection is a critical stage of the design process. This study focuses on the concept selection for the design of a proposed wastewater treatment facility for a settlement (Forcados-Yokri) located in Burutu Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28978
This study was carried out to investigate Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMDs) among office-based civil servants in selected ministries (Ministry of Education and Health) –Min-C and local government areas (Ikwerre and Obio/Akpor) LGA-C of Rivers State using 200 office-b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27544
The incidence of occasional flooding of an estate, a tank farm in Bonny Island, Niger Delta was investigated. The study was carried out to identify the remote causes of flooding and in turn proffer a solution. Detail field investigation involved identification of thirty one road...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19376
This paper assessed the emergency preparedness and emergency response of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State. Emergency training, logistics, planning, surge capacity, and triage system were adopted to evaluate emergency preparedness, while promptness and responsiveness were...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i44130
This research was conducted to examine the impact of emergency preparedness on the emergency response of a public hospital in Rivers State. Emergency preparedness was defined by factors such as emergency training, planning, logistics, the triage system, and surge capacity, while...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i34676
The aim of this study is to analyse the trend and detection of point of change for annual temperature and relative humidity in Owerri, Nigeria. 31-year (1992-2022) meteorological data of daily temperature and relative humidity were obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i31841
This study examined the temporal variations and abrupt changes in temperature patterns and relative humidity in Enugu, South-Eastern Nigeria. A 31-year daily record of temperature (minimum and maximum records) and relative humidity were obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i35337
This study aims to analyse temperature trend, variation, and change point patterns in Bayelsa State, Nigeria over a 31-year period (1992-2022). The daily temperature data used for the study were obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). The daily maximum and minim...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i34770
In this research, a two-dimensional analysis of transient seepage and sediment transport in diaphragm walls for coastal protection projects was conducted using the finite element method. One of the key factors influencing the stability of diaphragm walls in coastal protection wor...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2025/v27i31427
The aim of this research is to model the stability of diaphragm walls subjected to seepage and sediment transport using finite element method for different soil conditions in the Niger Delta. Most coastal structures are supported by deep foundations and diaphragm walls for coasta...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i34502
The aim of this study is to model the safety training, safety behavior and safety performance in selected oil and gas companies in Niger delta. Safety training was segregated into teaching and practical safety trainings. Safety behavior was captured using safety compliance and sa...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i121012
The aim of this study was to examine how demographic variables affect employee productivity in the selected Oil & Gas and Construction companies in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire was the research instrument administered to 390 employees by random sampling;...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i122710
This study was carried out to determine the impact of teaching-style safety training on safety performance in selected oil and gas companies in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Safety performance was operationalized using safety compliance, safety participation and accident occurrence. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i12839
This study aims to analyze long-term rainfall trends and change points in Owerri, Nigeria, to understand climate change impacts on local precipitation patterns. The study utilized daily annual maximum series (AMS) rainfall data spanning 31 years (1992-2022). The Indian Meteorolog...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i11790
This study investigates the prevailing conditions of changing climatic trends and change point dates in Umuahia, Nigeria, using daily annual maximum series (AMS) rainfall data spanning 31 years. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was employed to downscale the time series...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114533
This study investigated groundwater quality in illegal mining zones within the Atwima-Kwanwoma District and Obuasi East Metropolis of the Ashanti Region, Ghana, employing both the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCME-WQI) and Nemerow's Pollut...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2024/v26i101304
This paper presents an investigation into the state of risk reduction functions, specifically focusing on safety barriers, within the oil and gas facilities in Niger-Delta region, Nigeria. With the industry's inherent hazards, including extraction, processing, and transportation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i8717
This study investigates the company-controlled causes of barrier failure in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Also, it focuses on oil and gas facilities and their operations involving hydrocarbon handling. Safety Barriers in the oil and gas industry are crucial safety systems design...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82260
This study investigated the seasonal variations in physicochemical parameters, heavy metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater samples collected in nine locations in Bonny Island, Rivers State Nigeria. The water samples for the dry season were collected in December and Ja...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i54174
The study aims to evaluate the relationship between safety awareness and compliance with safety behaviours in small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. The study employed a purposive non-probability sampling technique combined with cluster sampling, s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i6667
The aim of the study was to assess the spatial distribution of water quality for surface and ground water at Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria. Surface and Groundwater samples were collected from 9 sampling locations and analyzed for physicochemical parameters, heavy metals,...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2024/v26i61161
This research was carried out to investigate the relationship between psychosocial hazards and safety outcomes among workers engaged in a range of industrial construction occupations in Rivers State. Questionnaires were adapted from various studies and were distributed. Two-hundr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i4621
This study explores how psychosocial hazards affect safety outcomes, particularly across demographic characteristics in the construction industry in Rivers State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were distributed to workers in the construction companies in Rivers State to get their respon...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i31879
The aim of this study is the development of water quality models against water quality parameters from 5 selected ponds in Aboh-Mbaise local government area (LGA) of Imo state. Water quality index (WQI) as dependent variable computed based on water quality parameters which were t...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i111016
The aim of this study is to determine the suitability of the ponds in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria for domestic use. A cross-sectional study was carried out for the study. Composite sampling method was used, where three water samples were collected random...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113150
The study aimed to determine the efficiency of a wastewater treatment plant and the quality of effluent discharged by the plant into the receiving water body (Okochiri River) in Eleme, Rivers State. The study lasted for four months. Wastewater samples were collected at various st...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i3896
The aim of this study is to assess the water quality of the Nigerian Port Authority Water way. A cross-sectional study was carried out using a composite sampling method, where three water samples were collected randomly from each station to ensure that the samples were representa...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i1875
The study determined the effect of changing climate on rainfall 24-hourly annual maximum series (AMS) downscaled data found to be statistically insignificant in trend for the Port Harcourt metropolis. The measured rainfall data for this study were collected for 35 years (1971-200...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i71859
This study focused on assessing of transient and spatial noise levels at selected Port Harcourt Metropolis junctions. Spatial noise measurement and vehicle count were conducted at Eleme and Akpajo junctions. Comparative analyses of noise level and noise pollution level using line...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51765
This study examined the effect of changing climate for thirty-six years (1982-2017) on 24-hourly annual maximum time series (AMS) rainfall data for Benin City. The results show the existence of a trend, variation in magnitude, and change point dates. Trend analysis was performed...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i51761
This study aims to investigate the likelihood of hazard occurrence, the frequency level, the level of severity, and the consequences of work-related hazards in Offshore Installations. This study was a cross-sectional design assessment and the instrument used for this study was a...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2023/v29i21727
This study aimed to find out the effect of Demographic factors on work-related Injuries in the Oil and Gas Industry in the Niger Delta Region in Nigeria. The research method that was used for this study was a correlation design to test the demographic variables and how related th...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2023/v23i2554
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of organizational factors on safety performance in oil and gas companies in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This is a cross-sectional study using questionnaires administered electronically to employees working in these compani...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2023/v23i1551
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of organizational factors and safety performances among local and multinational oil and gas companies in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This is a cross-sectional study for which questionnaires were used as the instrument...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i14047
The offshore oil and gas industry performs risky operations leading to high incident rates requiring the need for risk assessment which is a critical component for maintaining safety. This study, therefore, was aimed at evaluating the participation of workers in carrying out risk...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i423999
This study investigated the quantitative risk assessment of the naval ships operating within Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Descriptive and analytical research designs were adopted. Three accidents prevalent in naval ships and the associated hazards that caused these accidents were identi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i424000
This study aims to provide maintenance-state assessment model for forecasting of building maintenance condition. The selected institutions for the study were state funded hospitals and schools (14 functional out of 23 general hospitals and 2 out of 3 tertiary schools). In this st...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2022/v22i7538
This study is an evaluation of the level of fire and explosion risks in petroleum handling facilities in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was employed using Stratified & Purposive sampling techniques for data collection. A Standar...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i373970
The aim of this study is the establishment of the existence of trend and variability on a typical 24-hourly sorted thirty years (1986-2015) annual maximum series (AMS) and maximum monthly series (MMS) rainfall data for Uyo metropolis in Nigeria. Data were downscaled into shorter...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i230628
This study was carried out to assess the human health risk associated with a crude oil spill site in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Niger Delta. The Total Content and Fraction’s approaches were adopted to assess the human health risk. Total Content approach was ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i730435
Proper identification of hazards and creation of a safe working environment is a major challenge faced by management of many industries today. Hazard assessment is thus carried out in workplaces to identify dangerous events and conditions that may lead to accidents in the industr...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2019/v19i130145
The rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) relationship is widely used for adequate estimation of rainfall intensity over a particular catchment. A 25 year daily rainfall data were collected from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) Abuja for Akure station. Twenty five yea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i830131
The design of water resources engineering control structures is best achieved with adequate estimation of rainfall intensity over a particular catchment. To develop the rainfall intensity, duration and frequency (IDF) models, 25 year daily rainfall data were collected from Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2019/v6i416956
Treatment and disposal of spent (used) drilling mud have become an important environmental challenge in the oil and gas industry. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute the major contaminants in spent drilling mud. In this study...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/45676
Management of waste generated from oil and gas activities in the Niger Delta, is a major environmental challenge given that if the spent mud is disposed without proper treatment, the heavy metals will pose a lot of health risks to human through ingestion or inhalation. The heavy...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/45675
This study assessed safety culture and practices in selected companies from the oil and gas, construction, transportation and logistics companies operating in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The questionnaire design utilized 15 safety cultural parameters and practices peculiar...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/36464
Water sources are usually polluted by waste generated by human activities. This work examined the activities on three dump sites on surface and groundwater quality in Warri metropolis. Water samples from boreholes, dug-wells and stream sources around Niger-Cat, Don-Parkar and Orh...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/35089
Classification of causes of market fire in Nigeria is a study aimed at identifying and classifying the causes of market fire in Nigeria from the market users’ perspective. The study considered markets with high commercial activities and they were selected from three major cities,...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33347
In this study, hydrodynamics and sediment concentration equations of partial differential in 3-dimensions were solved using finite difference methods, the Crank Nicolson procedure to predict both sediment concentration and velocity profile of Nun River. The computer software (EKU...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/33352
The need for a cleaner environment free from unhealthy levels of Sulphur IV oxide (SO2) has prompted this study of setting regulatory limits of sulphur content in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) especially that used in Nigeria. This study has used secondary and primary data to show th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33241
Cardiometabolic Syndrome is a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors which include diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia amongst others. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and predictors of cardiometaboic syndrome among road transport workers. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32392
Unengineered and uncontrolled dump sites is a threat to human and the environment. Leachate infiltration from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) posed great threats to surface and groundwater systems. Leachate samples were collected from Niger-Cat (NC), Don-Parkar (DP) and Orhuwhorun (O...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/31198
Electrical resistivity method was used to study the movement of municipal solid waste landfills leachate of Niger-Cat, Donparkar and Orhuwhorun dump sites in Warri Metropolis, Southern Nigeria. Both Electrical Resistivity Profiling and Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) were carr...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/29577
Workplace health assessment is the process of gathering information about the factors that support or hinder the health of employees at particular opportunities to improve or address them. It helps to identify the current picture of health at a company as well as improve potentia...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25873
In this paper a Decision Support System named W8st colSoft is developed by employing dynamic programming and swarm intelligence model encoded in Visual Basic Studio 10.0. Solved solutions from literatures were used to validate the developed decision support system. The results ob...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25080
A model for predicting pollution standard index (PSI) for Carbon monoxide is presented. The model is dependent on 8-hour mean traffic volume, wind speed and solar radiation. Field measurements of CO were carried out at two hour intervals for 5 days. The method adopted for develop...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25226
Ants are social insects and their behaviour is geared towards the survival of the colony rather than the survival of the individual. Because ants are almost blind, they move along by building chemical trails using a chemical substance called pheromone. These trails are used by an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18907
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Moringa Oleifera seeds and banana peels as natural coagulants for the removal of lead, iron, and cyanide from groundwater in mining-affected communities in Ghana. Experimental laboratory analysis was used to analyze groundwater sam...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94443
The study was carried out to determine the level of fire safety awareness and the level of fire safety implementation in the University of Port Harcourt. Secondary data were collected from the fire service unit of the University to show the number of fire occurrences and major ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27684