When crude oil is artisanally refined, it releases compounds that contribute to environmental pollution and health problems. The perceptions regarding these problems could be instrumental in tackling the involvement in these illicit activities. This study thus assessed the percep...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230313
Barangay San Isidro is an island community in the municipality of Lavezares with roughly 1000 residents. Fishing is the main source of living of the people. Few individuals resort to upland farming, while others subsist on rock scrapings from the mountain and bought from them by...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230323
Mangrove resources of the Municipality of Lavezares, Northern Samar were estimated with a total aggregate area of 1,038.4274 hectares, the 53.12% of which are distributed along the coastal margins in mainland and 46.88% along islands of the municipality. The mangal forests compr...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230334
Olusola Ojo Ogunfeitimi, Hilary Chikaelo Umeokeke, Nnamdi Henry Amaeze, Evelyn Tibiebi Soriwei, Labinjo Ayomide Suuru & Friday Ojie Ehiguese·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2022
This study investigated the ability of Paraquat (herbicide) and Dichlorvos (insecticide) to elicit avoidance response in the population of Guppy fish, Poecilia reticulata and predict the population immediate decline (PID) of P. reticulata when exposed to both agrochemicals. A 96-...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230312
G. A. Reis, A. A. Olayeri, A. O. Saba, T. E. Falebita, F. O. Alonge, T. O. Abdulkareem, T. F. Giwa, A. O. Mudashiru & U. O. Jibrin-yekini·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2022
Aim: To provide information regarding the presence of heavy metals in the tissues of crab (Potamon fluviatile), prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), and crayfish (Metanephrops australiensis) obtained from the Ojo river of Lagos State, Nigeria. Study Design: Commercially sold marine...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230310
Aim: To develop Height equation for a seven years old Teak (Tectona grandis) plantation in Ketou commune, Republic of Benin. Study Design: Simple random sampling technique was adopted for this study, in which, 25 plots of 20 x 20 m in size. Information was collected on the specie...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230309
Five sediment cores collected at the Cau river section flowing through Thai Nguyen were analyzed to evaluate the vertical profile, enrichments, and contamination of six heavy metals including Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, As, and Cd. The impacts of investigated metals on ecology were estimated...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i230307
Industrial waste water may pollute the environment because of the presence of heavy metal ions bonded together. Heavy metal is a major source of pollution and harm to the environment across the world. Biological and environmental damage is caused by heavy metal contamination of d...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130306
The assessment of hazardous waste management at the oil drilling fields of Lokichar basin, Turkana County has been analysed. The area is known as Block 10BB and 13T of the oil exploration in Kenya. The study examined the types of waste generated by the activities in the study are...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130305
Climate change is influencing the hydrological cycle on a global scale, and enhancing communities' ability to adapt to these changes is critical for long-term growth and survival. Climate change is expected to have a negative influence on water resources and supply. Other water s...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130304
Most of the historical earthquakes and recent seismicity in Myanmar indicate that earthquake occurrences are closely associated with major fault zones of two different structural trends in N-S direction and NW-SE direction. Series of pull-apart basins along the Burma plate both i...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130303
The transformation of forested lands by human actions represents one of the great forces in global environmental change and one of the great drivers of biodiversity loss. Forests are cleared, degraded and fragmented through timber harvest, conversion to agricultural lands, and ro...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v18i130301
Geomorphological constraints have led to the scarcity of lands in most urban and newly urbanizing areas by reducing land that would have been available for urban expansion. This study aims at looking at the conflict among various types of land related activities over geomorpholog...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430299
Surface sediments of Conakry mangrove, Guinea were sampled and analyzed to assess their concentration and potential ecological risks. Seventeen trace elements and five major elements were analyzed using XRF. Mean, STDEV, correlation matrix, CF, Cd, EF, PI, MPI, Eri, RI and PCI we...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430300
The Jeneberang River flows between settlements, rice fields, traditional ports which are located in the southernmost part of Makassar. Regional development and increasing population are anthropogenic as a source of heavy metal input to rivers, and require a sustainable geochemica...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ajee/2022/v17i430297