Leafy vegetables are part of African households and these vegetables are eaten for their nutritive and medicinal uses. Scarcity of the vegetables has increased the demands. However, environmental pollution is a challenge on their safety. Gongronema latifolium, Piper guineense, La...
Vegetables are rich sources of vitamins, minerals and fibres. Ingestion of vegetables contaminated with heavy metals is one of the main routes through which heavy metals enter the human body and may cause diseases. In this study we investigated the concentrations of titanium, zin...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i131240
Aim: The present study investigated the concentrations and human health risk of certain metallic elements like cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca) and copper (Cu) in ground water, wells, mining ponds and industrial effluent in Jos So...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2021/v7i130165
This study assessed heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, Fe and Zn) in sites and food crops (beans and groundnuts) harvested from farmland amended with municipal solid waste (MSW) ash. Farmlands with no amendments and crops grown on such soils served as control. Soils and crops...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2021/v27i130343
Heavy metals (HM) have been a global concern for its toxic and detrimental effect on the environment especially when it exceeds the permissible limit through anthropogenic activities like kaolin mining. Kaolin mining has improved the economic wellbeing of the local people through...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2020/v4i330096
Evaluation of physicochemical parameters and heavy metal levels in surface water of the Miniokoro stream, Port Harcourt, Nigeria were investigated to determine its potability and pollution status at various stations along the stream. The physicochemical parameters analyzed in th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2021/v9i219066
The investigation of groundwater contamination from septic tank siting was done in Umungasi/Abayi, Abia State. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of siting septic systems on the quality of groundwater in Umungasi, Abayi, Aba. Twenty (20) water samples were random...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2020/v6i430088
For a long time, it could be found that appearance enhancement products fell into the cosmetic category. Therefore, more people want to appear beautiful, thus the desire to appear beautiful has been urgent since the early days. Skincare products, hair, perfumes, oral care, and na...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4331063
Studies on “ground water contamination : effects and remedies” have been conducted, in the light of these, field work studies in Obudu and Obanliku local Government Areas of Cross River State, South Eastern Nigeria, was conducted. Fifteen (15) locations of water for drinking and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2021/v14i130196
Heavy metals naturally are non-biodegradable constituents of the earth’s crust that accumulate and persist indefinitely in the ecosystem as a result of both human and natural activities. Their contamination of vegetables remains an issue of public health interest due to the frequ...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130341
Aims: This study evaluated the effect of rock quarrying on dust accumulation, heavy metal content and stomata features of some medicinal plants at Lokpaukwu, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Sample collection was carried out at the quarry sites in Lokpaukwu, followed by labo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230331
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the levels of some heavy metals, namely Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pd), and Iron (Fe) in waste scavengers in port-Harcourt, Nigeria Study Design: This study is a cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i1130203
The main objective of this work is to evaluate the performance of four different types of biochars in removing heavy metals from synthetic solution. Four types of biochars are investigated in this study, namely; jazaurin, ficus, orange, and mango biochars. A pilot plant is set up...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v19i417239
Beans play a significant role in human diet especially in developing nations like Nigeria, the largest producer and consumer of beans in the world. To ensure food safety, heavy metal levels need to be monitored on regular basis to control human exposure through dietary intake. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i1130618
To assess and compare the levels of arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead, in common seafoods (mudskippers, periwinkle and Shrimp) consumed in Rivers state obtained from different creeks of Rivers State Nigeria. Study Design: Commonly consumed seafoods in Rivers State: Periopthalmus...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i1030198