Different Industries discharge effluent in different water bodies, which is the only reason of pollution. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the biodegradation and biosorption capacity of some potential cyanobacterial species; Phormidium mucicola and Anaba...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v31i130037
Aim: This study was undertaken to assess the heavy metals contamination level in rice grains (Oryza sativa) from Nasarawa West, Nigeria. Study Design: To estimate the contamination factor, degree of Contamination and Pollution load index of rice samples from Nasarawa west using t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i430097
Background: Anthropogenic activities such as excessive oil exploration, automobile emissions with agricultural activities, etc tend to elevate the concentrations of heavy metals in the soil. These metals are accumulated by plant roots, thereby resulting to heavy metal contaminati...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i230053
Cross sectional study was conducted around two unengineered dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on heavy metal concentrations and physicochemical parameters in soil and plants. Physicochemical parameters studied include pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i330087
Heavy metal contamination is a worldwide problem, causing many serious diseases and the levels of contamination varied from place to place. Heavy metals like cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), and lead (Pb) etc. are very injurious even at low concentration and...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v2i230042
Global technological advancement has resulted in the gradual replacement of traditional bulk size compounds with nano-sized ones with diverse useful characteristics. This study is focused on the toxicological assessment of three nano-metallic oxides (SiO2, Al2O3 and CuO) in compa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i330013
Heavy metal concentration in roadside soil and plants are increasingly becoming of health concern. This work determined the concentration of selected heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Co, Ni and Cu) in roadside soils and plants samples from selected sites (Plaifu, Shiwa,...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/v25i430076
Floodplains are very important for agriculture, since it allows planting of arable crops throughout the year. In order to asses pollution levels of the floodplains due to contamination from flooding,soil samples were collected from six locations across each of the floodplain of O...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i130042
Bright Obidinma Uba, Edna Ifeoma Chukwura, Ebere Linda Okoye, Onyedikachi Ubani, Mark Iyere Irabor, Nwanneka Vivian Onyekwuluje, Joseph Ebuka Ajeh, Calista Sochima Mmuogbo, Maryann Chizoba Nwafor, Chibundom Christiana Igboesorom, Chidera Juliet Nwodo, Jennifer Chinenye Okafor & Chinenyenwa Jennifer Nwachukwu·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2019
Aims: To determine multiple degradation and resistance capabilities of marine bacteria isolated from Rivers State, Nigeria on petroleum pollutants and heavy metals. Study Design: Nine treatments and the controls designs were set up in triplicates containing 100 mL of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2018/v20i130068
The concentrations of As, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, V, Sr, Y, Nb, Zr, Cl, TS, TiO2, MnO, CaO and P2O5 in the mangrove sediments relative to concentrations in R. racemosa and A. germinans samples from Ogbogoro and Isaka in Niger Delta, Nigeria were assessed. A total of 4 core sediment,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/46734
Aim: This research was carried out to investigate the concentration of heavy metals in swampy agricultural soil of Nasarawa west, Nigeria. Study Design: To compare the swampy soil heavy metal concentrations with regulatory standard or allowable values by the World Health Organiza...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i129786
This study was aimed at concentration determination of some heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Fe, Zn and Cr) in Moringa stenopetala tree leaves at three growing stages (young, matured and aged). Determination was made on samples collected from Southern part of Ethiopia using flame atomic abs...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/45932
Bitumen exploitation has resulted in the destruction of organisms over a large expanse of land and water bodies. Thus, the aim of this present study is to collect soil and plant samples at bitumen exploitation affected areas of Gbeleju-Loda Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Southwestern Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2018/46230
Concentrations of heavy metals in water, sediments, as well as littoral plants from two sampling sites A and B of ijora creek of Lagos metropolis were investigated using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Water and sediments from site A showed higher concentrations of the inves...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2018/46146
Environmental pollution constitutes a great health hazard to human, animals and plants with local, regional and global implications. Pollution has adverse effects on land, water and its biotic and abiotic components. Effluents from industries are normally considered as the main i...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/42634