Nsima Amos Akpan, Rosemary Boniface Udombeh, Jonathan Okokon Ekanem, Mfon Bassey Ukpong & Asuama Ignatius Ntukuyo·Asian Journal of Geological Research·2026
The objective of the study was to determine the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the water, sediment and fish samples in Ikot Ekpene River, identify their sources of contamination and control for health risk reduction. Water, sediment and fish samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i1226
This research was carried out to assess human health risk through dermal exposures to heavy metals (Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Nickel, Vanadium, Lead and Zinc) in Qua Iboe River, Nigeria. Water samples were collected from five sampling stations in wet and dry seasons for the anal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2025/v8i4324
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) is a class of persistent organic pollutants in an environment that attracts global concern due to their persistency in the environment, chemical stability, long range of transport and tendency to bioaccumulate in plants, animals and humans. Their...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2025/v34i2959
Environment which man lives requires sustainability for life continuity. This is because human activities release enormous amounts of diverse contaminants into aquatic ecosystem are continually increasing. It is worthy of note of some relationship between concentrations of contam...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i1384
This research was carried out for comparision of status of physicochemical parameters in Qua Iboe River, Oruk Anam, Nigeria with portable water standards. Water samples were collected from five sampling locations in the study area for analysis of the physicochemical parameters in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2024/v14i3309
Environment and its components is an aspect in environmental management that attracts greater attention of researches as it relates to human life. Components of environment refer to the biotic and the abiotic components including their kinds, levels, interactions among them lead...
Food consumption is an important route of human exposure to organic chemicals. To assess the health risks associated with these chemicals due to fish consumption, the levels of trace metals (Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, V, Pb and Sn) in water and fish from Qua Iboe River were assessed using a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2024/v23i5544
This research was carried out to assess the impacts of anthropogenic activities on heavy metal concentrations in water and sediments in Eniong River, Nigeria. The study was carried out for a period of twelve months, covering both the wet and dry seasons. Water and sediment sample...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6963
Eniong River is an important source of seafood at commercial levels. Riverine communities also depend on it for other domestic uses. Potential human activities in the study area include boating, fishing, sand mining, and transportation, among others. These PCB-induced activities...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i10803