Consumption of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) contaminated fish poses carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks to human. Levels of Cd and Pb residues in cooked flesh of Clarias gariepinus have not been fully explored inspite of their public health importance. This study therefo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18781
Management of waste feathers in Nigeria is of public health concern due to large quantities generated daily from poultry industries and slow degradation in soil. Information on processing waste feathers for enhancing crop growth has not been well documented, particularly in Niger...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17248
Introduction: Industrial effluent often contains heavy metals which bio-accumulate in biological systems and persist in the environment, thereby constituting public health problems. Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) wastes, which are easily available, could be used to produce resource...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16989
Introduction: The disposal of Sewage Sludge (SS) or its application on farmlands is of public health concern, owing to the potentials of Heavy Metals (HMs) in SS to deteriorate soil, ground water quality and bioaccumulate in food chains. Conventional inorganic chelating agents us...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16967
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effects of dried Moringa oleifera leaves on Bifidobacteria and Escherichia coli in the gut of albino rats. Location: The rats were habituated under laboratory conditions at the animal house of the Department of Zoology, Faculty of...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230168