Mark P. Odero

Heavy Metal Contamination of African Leafy Vegetables Grown in Urban and Peri-Urban Agricultural Systems- A Review

Rachael N. Nyagaka, Gerald W. Mbugua, Kevin O. Okoth & Mark P. Odero · Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research · 2026

Urban and peri-urban agriculture is the major source of the fresh produce sold in African cities, including indigenous African leafy vegetables such as Solanum nigrum, Cleome gynandra, and Vigna unguiculata. Many urban and peri-urban agricultural activities are practiced close to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajacr/2026/v17i4424

Occurrence and Removal Efficiencies of Four Antibiotics in Kisii and Kabarnet Waste Water Treatment Plants, Kenya

Joseph K. Wendott, Munyendo L.L. Were, Jackson Cherutoi & Mark P. Odero · Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research · 2024

Background: Antibiotics are presently considered as emerging contaminants with adverse effects in the environment and the population such as the development of antimicrobial resistant genes (ARG) and antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB). This study was guided by objective entai...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i2282

Evaluation of Biochar Plant Extract Composites from Solanum incanum Fruits in Controlling Ralstonia solanacearum Based Bacterial Wilt in Tomato Plants

Lucy N. Karanja, Isaac O. K’Owino, Phanice T. Wangila, Rose C. Ramkat & Mark P. Odero · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2024

Biochars were prepared at pyrolysis furnace temperatures of 300℃ and 500℃ and characterized by FT-IR and SEM. Plant extract biochar composites were prepared by adsorbing plant extract onto the biochar. The antibacterial activity of the biochars and biochar composites was done in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2024/v25i6892