Comparative study of the proximate and mineral components of five local spices (Denniettia tripetala, Monodora myristica, Piper guineense, Syzygium aromaticum, Xylopia aethiopica and) were investigated. The proximate composition revealed that the spices had considerable carbohyd...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2019/v28i230135
The selenium contents of three selected cereals (maize, millet and sorghum) and four selected legumes (soybeans, groundnuts, white and brown beans) grown and consumed in Central Nigeria was determined using hydride generation–atomic absorption spectrophotometry (HG–AAS). Results...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v36i430241
Leachates from dumpsite basically contain a wide range of heavy metals and selenium. However, heavy metals have negative public health and environmental impacts once the leachates are allowed to infiltrate into groundwater. This is one of the oldest, growing problems threatening...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29627
Aims: To extract pesticide residues in some edible crops and soils from farm lands so as to determine their concentration in order to assess their safety status Study Design: Solid-Phase extraction technique was used to extract pesticides content mainly of organochlorine class fr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/35001
Laboratory tests have established that some aquatic plants are heavy metal hyper-accumulators. To estimate the extent of this phenomenon on the field, an assessment of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Pb) content of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) freely growing in...
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