Plantation agriculture perturbs native flora of ecosystems. This impacts vegetation biodiversity, through species invasion and shift in weeds population dynamics. Oil palm plantations are common in tropical landscapes, and can cause long-term floristic changes. There is paucity o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v22i1475
Sahastradhara stream is a main attraction of tourist as well as source of household and potable water for the region and the surrounding villages. The stream is being polluted attributable to a variety of human-made activities and water quality is being deteriorated. During these...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v22i1473
This study was conducted to isolate and identify microorganisms from swamp water samples from the Akwata market in Enugu, where tomatoes were sold. Three wetland water samples, one each at the entrance, middle and end of the Akwata market were collected and analyzed for the prese...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v22i1472
Aim: To investigate the Pesticide Residues (PRs) contamination of some cereals and determine their health risks in the food chain of Taraba North Geo-political region. Study Design: Maize, Millet, Rice and Sorghum, and their soils were randomly collected from farmers’ field in th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v22i1470
This research investigated the accumulation of four heavy metals: Pb, Cd, As, and Hg in male and female crabs obtained from four creeks in Bayelsa State and the potential health risks associated with their consumption. The heavy metals were analyzed using Micro-Wave Plasma Atomic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v21i4469
An investigation of zooplankton in a tropical stream in Akwa Ibom State was carried out at three different stations between April and June, 2019. From the study it is revealed that the zooplankton species were wide spread and abundant in all the studied stations with station 3 re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v21i4468
In recent years, there has been a growing global concern regarding environmental degradation, pollution, and climate change, which significantly impact the development of both developing and developed nations. This growing concern has piqued the interest of economists in the fiel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v21i4467
Aim: This study investigated the effects of pollutants on the biochemical and histopathological components of Papyrocranus afer obtained from the Banegbe River at different locations (upstream, middle-stream, and downstream). The effect of the pollutant on the checked were, level...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v21i4466
Study was performed to assess the knowledge of occupational hazards and safety practices among formal and informal waste collectors in Rivers State, Nigeria. A comparative cross-sectional study design was employed for this research. A total of 314 formal and 314 informal waste co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v21i4465
There is an interesting thing that has not been touched, namely the evaluation of the environmental feasibility of catfish which is the main commodity of the Cindai Alus Minapolitan Area. This activity focuses on the results of evaluating the quality of water suitable for catfish...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v21i3464