Agricultural soil quality deterioration resulting from an increase in the level of heavy metals is becoming more and more pronounced, thus raising the question on the safety status of human health and the environment. Determination of heavy metal concentration in soils and plants...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i230153
Alao J. Omeiza, O. O. Abdulwahab, M. S. Nur, T. T. Danjuma, Emmanuel Jaiyeoba, Diya’ulhaq Abdullahi, Oluseyi O. Adekanye & Ekwu T. Mary·Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences·2022
An electrical resistivity survey was carried out at a dumpsite and controlled station located about 200m away from the dumpsite to assess the vertical extent of leachate contamination of the dumpsite and its impact on the soil and groundwater resources. Subsurface resistivity of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i230152
Karidioula Daouda, Koné Kisselmina Youssouf, Kouakou Lébé Prisca Marie-Sandrine, Andji-Yapi Yao Jonas, Assidjo Nogbou Emmanuel, TROKOUREY Albert & Laguerre Jean-Claude·Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences·2022
Solar drying remains for developing African countries the only economical means of preserving foodstuffs for which post-harvest losses sometimes reach 60%. It was modeled in this work, the different elements that constitute a solar drying system by natural convection. This model...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i230151
In-situ measurement of background ionization radiation was carried out in coastal communities of Okrika Local Government Area. This field work was achieved with the use of Digilert 200 to record the background ionization radiation and global positioning system in taking the coord...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i130149
India is a country with huge potential for Biomass Energy (BE) generation numerically estimated as 20GW. The country is making some serious efforts in terms of both scientific interventions and fiscal incentives to economically attract more projects of BE for its renewability pro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i130150
M. F. Neves, J. L. R. Fonseca, P. C. S. Carvalho, A. P. C. Pereira, E. H. P. Polisel, S. M. P. Pröglhöf, L. B. Sant´Anna, M. O. Lima & E. A. L. Arisawa·Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences·2022
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Amniotic Membrane application in rats with Spinal Cord Injury induced by transverse hemisection using kinematic analysis and Sciatic Functional Index. Study design: True experimental research design. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i130148
In this study, Box-Behnken”s Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was applied to study the esterification reaction effectiveness of acid activated Ngbo clay catalyst. The esterification were monitored based on the process conditions of temperature, duration, amount of reactant, cat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i130147
This paper presents a numerical solution of the nonlinear differential equation governing the non-sinusoidal oscillatory motion for the large angle period of a simple pendulum. The numerical method is based on the discretization of motion equation according to an explicit finite...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2022/v10i130146
Aims: Polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMQS) is a silicone derivative that serves as a skin conditioning agent and moisturizer in cosmetics. The objective of this study is to identify the effect of different concentrations PMSQ (0.12, 0.20 and 0.35 wt %) on liquid foundation (LF) and fi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i430145
One of the naturally abundant minerals with diverse industrial applications is the clay mineral. The choice of application depends on the characteristics of the clay. In this study, internal composition of the large and untapped Ogwuta clay deposit located in Afikpo, South Easter...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i430144
Aim: This research work aimed to determine the concentrations of some heavy and precious metals from printed circuit board (PCB) of a television set using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) in order to identify elements with higher concentration as target source of raw mat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i430143
A heterocyclic organic compound of 3-[(2z)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl) prop-2-enoyl]-2H-(1-benzopyran-2-one) (MNB) is synthesized using Claisen-Schmidth condensation reaction. Structural characterization and presence of functional groups are carried out using powder X-ray diffract...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i430142
Background ionizing radiation around Lead/Zinc mining sites at Ishiagu, Ebonyi State was carried out using appropriate equipment. The background ionizing radiation of the environment was determined by measuring the radiation exposure rates using Radalert-200 and Geographical Posi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i430141
Human are exposed to Background Ionizing radiation (BIR) due to the consumption of crops from fertilized farms within the study area.an in-situ measurement of BIR exposure rate in six fertilized farms and the unfertilized farm aws carried out using a well calibrated portable nucl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i230135
This article is devoted to the study of the mechanical and water properties of concrete of Typha australis. The concrete is achieved by the mixture cattail aggregates with cement, sand and water. Mechanical study showed that the density and the mechanical compressive stre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2021/v9i230134