Environmental pollution with toxic metals can lead to possible contamination of the food chain. Fish consumption is essential for human nutrition, but exposure to heavy metals through fish can pose significant health risks. This study investigates the levels of heavy metals (Pb,...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2025/v34i2961
Concern over heavy metal pollution has been widespread. Finding the levels of heavy metals in various fish species, including schilbe, semilabeo, giraffe, and elopsmachanata, from four fishing locations in the Anambra River was the goal of this study. After the fish samples were...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2263
The urban air pollution is a major environmental concern, particularly in the developing countries and in their major cities. In these cities, plants can play a key role in removing pollutants. This study aims to evaluate how surface characteristics of leaves and wettability infl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i3989
In a controlled pot experiment using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) conducted at UAS, GKVK, Bangalore, India, soil was artificially contaminated with different concentrations of four types of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Pb and As). French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crop was gro...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i42249
Among the most hazardous environmental issues nowadays is heavy metal pollution. One efficient technique for eliminating wastewater that contains heavy metals is adsorption. In order to assess an adsorbent's effectiveness and construct an adsorption system, the maximal adsorption...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i2326
Heavy metals, such as cadmium, are among the most hazardous environmental pollutants that threaten the quality of agricultural products and human health. This study, conducted in Iraq, analyzed 22 plant samples, including the peels and pulp of 11 types of local and imported fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i2674
Heavy metals are a major risk to life in general that requires urgent attention when found in any environment. The use of plants specifically aquatic macrophytes in the uptake and accumulation of these toxic elements may proffer a more advantageous and economically doable approac...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44811
Environmental pollution is no doubt a global problem. Heavy metals are pollutants of great concern. In this study, the heavy metal bioremediation potential of Cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass) was carried out. Four dilution concentrations of the effluent (100 %, TRT 1, 75% TRT 2,...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2025/v29i4884
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and ecologically friendly way to remove heavy metals from water. A small-scale experiment was conducted to determine the phytoremediation effectiveness of two macrophytes, Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes, in removing lead (Pb) and c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44804
Aims: Air pollution is an enormous problem due to its detrimental health effects on exposed populations. The present study assessed the level of heavy metals in ambient air and related health risk based on ingestion, inhalation, and dermal routes of exposure to heavy metals. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44800
Heavy metal contamination and its associated risks in aquatic environments is a worldwide issue. This paper examined the available literature concerning the levels and trends of heavy metals in the water, sediment, and biota of Taihu Lake. It also assessed the extent of pollution...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44796
Adewoye Solomon Olayinka, Adeosun Itunu Grace, Awogbemi Stephen Olalekan, Omotoso Ifeoluwa Omotola, Tiamiyu Opeyemi Glory & Ajao Alfred O·Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports·2025
Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the potentials of Chlorella vulgaris as a phycoremediation tools of water samples collected from Ikose stream, a tributary of Oba river in Ogbomoso. Study Design: The study employed an experimental study design. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i3949
This study carried out the mathematical evaluation of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in selected commonly consumed seafood and health risk implications in akipelai town, Ogbia, Bayelsa State. Seafood were collected from Akepelai River. Heavy metals, PAHs, estim...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i2970
Introduction: Potentially harmful substances contaminating agricultural soil and crops pose a risk to human health and food safety. One of the main elements causing pollution in agriculture is heavy metals. Heavy metals can be found in cereal grains including rice, which absorb a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i2967
This article explores the potential risks associated with lotus cultivation in polluted water sources and presents viable solutions to mitigate these challenges. Lotus cultivation plays a significant role in agriculture, providing economic, cultural, and medicinal benefits. Howev...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i24743