Freshwater ecosystems are increasingly facing contamination of heavy metals due to unwarranted anthropogenic activities, particularly in urban and semi-urban regions of India. The present study investigates the seasonal variation in selected heavy metal concentrations—Arsenic (As...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2025/v8i4231
Healthy environments are necessary of life but spontaneous population growth have required food for survival of life. Hence it pressed on the industrialization and urbanisation development so that various pollutants have been evolved which directly passed into the atmosphere. Amo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i6407
Background: Consumption of vegetables irrigated with wastewater from the Houet backwater exposes the population to significant health risks. Using wastewater for irrigation, producers use chemical and organic fertilisers and pesticides to increase agricultural yields and control...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113348
Open-cast coal extraction has rapidly expanded across central India, yet its influence on the fundamental properties of soils in many active mining belts remains poorly documented. The present investigation examines how continued mining activity has altered the chemical balance,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115857
The consumption of water pipe tobacco particularly among young females has become increasingly prevalent nowadays. Thus, this study is aimed at investigating the concentration of heavy metals in coal used for water pipe tobacco and the health risk assessment of the metals. A comm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2025/v11i4263
This research was carried out to assess the impacts of anthropogenic activities on heavy metal concentrations in water and sediments in Eniong River, Nigeria. The study was carried out for a period of twelve months, covering both the wet and dry seasons. Water and sediment sample...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6963
Aims: This study investigated the spatial bioaccumulation of toxic metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, As, Zn, Cu, Ni) in the Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Bille Creek, Degema LGA, over six months, from December 2024 to May 2025. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11823
The presence of heavy metals in wastewater is a major environmental concern due to their toxicity, persistence and bio-accumulative nature. Industrial and agricultural effluents often discharge significant levels of these contaminants, prosing risk to ecosystems and public health...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i4450
Aghanwa Charles I, Umueni, Uchenna. E, Etukudo Nsikan J, Amachree Jennifer B, Okpoji Awajiroijana U, Ejeka Chukwuemeka J & Ekwere Ifiok O·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2025
The continuous combustion of associated gas during crude oil production emits vast quantities of soot, greenhouse gases, and trace metals into the atmosphere. These emissions contribute to air quality degradation, acid rain formation, and the contamination of terrestrial and aqua...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i11822
Okpoji, Awajiiroijana U, Etesin, Monday U, Ekwere, Ifiok O, Martins Ndidi P, Okpanachi, Clifford B, Adisa Olakunle J & Okonkwo Chidiebere C·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2025
This study investigated the chemical properties of marine sediments and the distribution of heavy metals in a river estuary in Akwa Ibom State. Sediments were collected from 10 geo-referenced points using a standard steel grab sampler. Physical parameters were analysed with stand...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i6402
Environmental systems are increasingly being polluted by heavy metals especially chromium(Cr), cadmium(Cd), and lead(Pb) which are highly dangerous to both the ecosystems and human health. A thorough literature search was carried out utilizing databases like PubMed, Scopus, Googl...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2025/v27i11829
This study compared the concentration of heavy metals like iron (Fe), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), and lead (Pb) in five samples each of palm and kernel oils produced in Juaben, Ghana, using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric (AAS) technique and its a...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i111894
Heavy metal contamination in soil and vegetables poses a serious threat to environmental safety and human health, particularly in regions with intensive agricultural and industrial activities. This review focuses on the extent of heavy metal contamination in the Jhansi district o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115823
Zeolites are particularly suitable adsorbents due to their pronounced ion-exchange capacity, high efficiency, stability, and the ability to be regenerated and reused multiple times. Their characteristic crystalline structure enables the exchange of sodium, potassium, calcium, and...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5953
This study assessed the levels of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) and selected heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni, and Fe) in the sediments and waters of Oguta and Abadaba Lakes between April 2023 and February 2024, with Abadaba Lake serving as a comparative reference. 144 composite...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i10811