Rapid economic growth has increased the speed of resource changes and many of these changes have rapid and harmful effects Natural environment such as agriculture, forest, water resources, value Cultural things such as historical landscape and health Humans have put Land use chan...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i3440
In the atmosphere, particulate matter of 10 microns (µm) or less in diameter (PM10) is an indicator of air pollution. Their harmful health effects on humans range from minor irritation to chronic respiratory infections. PM10 levels were assessed in the ambient air including the i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i3439
The principal objective of the present research is to record data regarding the aquatic plants of Somwarapete taluk of Kodagu district. Three major lakes were selected for the study for a period of one year, i.e., June 2020–July 2021. A total of 43 species were recorded, belongin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i3438
Governments, policymakers, at most public fora, condemn activities of chainsaw operations as illegal and in fact, it has been criminalized with an explanation that it is wasteful and destructive to the environment. The study compared species, diameter distribution, extracted, vol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i2437
It is a surprising realization to many that a changing temperature tightly correlates with the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels worldwide in a linear, lockstep manner with a reversible but very short temporal feedback loop of only a few decades. A mapping of the past 400,000 years of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i2436
The rapid growth of urbanization leads to the demand for new vehicles. With increasing numbers of new vehicles, vehicle washing centers also increased. Most of these washing centers are used groundwater. As a result, the groundwater level is decreasing, leading to a shortage in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i2435
Greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubios) is the largest and rarest stork belonging to the order Ciconiformes. It is one of the threatened bird species of the world and widely considered to be endangered. The present investigation was carried out to study the nest site selectio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i2434
This research work was carried out to assess the concentrations of selected trace elements in Eleyele upstream lake, Ibadan, South-Western, Nigeria. Nine water samples and eight sediment samples were analyzed for their physiochemical and trace element properties to quantify pollu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i2433
Water-borne diseases still present a major health burden in Africa. Large segments of the rural population here have no access to potable water. This study has been designed to assess the physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water sources in the study area. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i1432
The study analysed the distribution patterns of active dumpsites in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers state, Nigeria. The study made use of locational data obtained through the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) and the data were subjected to analysis in ArcGIS environment. Ne...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v20i1431