Background and Objective: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have received substantial consideration as an environmental organic pollutant in many continents such as Africa, Europe, and Asia as well as parts of America. Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds have been prove...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v13i230099
Jatropha gossypifolia has been known to thrive well in tropical climate, most importantly in Nigeria where they are found to grow naturally on dumpsites. The potential use of this robust tropical plant in phytoremediation technology should be advocated especially for developing c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1291
Aim: This study was carried out to asses the effectiveness of EDTA phytoextraction of heavy metals by Amaranthus hybridus cultivated on selected dumpsites, with a view to applying the plant in environmental restoration. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11124
Aims: The study examined the levels of heavy metals in tissues of maize (Zea mays L.), cultivated on four selected dumpsites in Ekiti State, Nigeria; with a view to discouraging constant cultivation of abandoned dumpsites. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/9262
Sediment samples taken from eight locations within the Owena Multi-purpose Dam in six sampling campaigns, covering the wet and dry seasons were analyzed for Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Fe, Mn and Zn using the atomic absorption spectroscopic method. Samples of three fish species: Clarias...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1965