Crude oil contamination alters the soil chemistry and can enhance the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals. At toxic concentrations, these trace metals pose significant risks to ecological integrity, soil functionality, plant physiology, and human health. This study evalu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i4500
Crude oil pollution remains a persistent environmental challenge in Ubeji, a suburb of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria located adjacent to the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). Continuous contamination necessitates regular assessment and sustainable remediation s...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2026/v30i2864
Orji, Ejike Celestine, Victor Henry Azubike Enemor, Joy Ogana, Ogechukwu Frances Nworji, Malachy Chidiebere Chigbo, Cheryl Ifeanyichukwu Nwokeoma, Victoria Obianuju Abiaka, Chigaemezu Anachu & Victory Chinedu Ifezue·Asian Plant Research Journal·2025
This study evaluated the comparative nephroprotective potential of crude ethanol extract of Zapoteca portoricensis leaf and its fractions in formalin-induced inflammation in Wistar rats. Leaves were harvested, authenticated, dried, macerated in ethanol, and fractionated with n-he...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2025/v13i6347
Chidiebere Malachy Chigbo, Ejike Celestine Orji, Ogechukwu Frances Nworji, Joy Ogana, Earnest Oghenesuvwe Erhirhie, Ijeoma Cynthia Anyaoku & Chibuike Franklin Ubah·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2026
Background: The increasing prevalence of antimalarial drug resistance necessitates the identification of effective and affordable alternative therapies derived from medicinal plants. Solenostemon monostachyus P. Beauv. (Lamiaceae) is used traditionally in West Africa for the trea...
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Research Article10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i3306
Orji, Ejike Celestine, Victor Henry Azubuike Enemor, Ujunwa Jennifer Okoye, Ifeanyichukwu Chukwubuikem Unegbu, Joy Ogana, Ogechukwu Frances Nworji & Malachy Chidiebere Chigbo·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2025
Aim: This study investigated the hepatoprotective effects of Zapoteca portoricensis leaf extract and its fractions in formalin-induced inflammation in rats. Study Design: An experimental, randomized controlled study was conducted using Wistar rats assigned as follows: Normal cont...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i61070