Background: Port Harcourt’s creek systems support fisheries while receiving domestic sewage, industrial effluent, and petroleum-related waste. Lead, chromium, and cadmium are persistent contaminants that can accumulate in fish tissues and create ecological and dietary concerns. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71399
Muhsinat Bisola Lawal, Luqman Adepoju Hassan, Foluso Olamide Ojo, Emmanuela Kehinde Adetoro, Rasheed Tunde Lawal, Olamide Samuel Olayemi, Oluwabukola Margaret Oladele & Oluseyi Yemi Aderibigbe·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: The flowering plant ginger, scientifically known as Zingiber officinale offers numerous health benefits, including immune support. Its bioactive compounds such as shogaols and gingerols, contribute to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Objective: To acc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i21175
Background: Several anthropogenic activities have led to serious health and environmental problems as a result of releasing different contaminants in to the ecosystem including heavy metals. This called for search of possible methods that could be used to ameliorate the environme...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i630114
Grace E. Udosen, Friday E. Uboh, Dennis Amaechi, Michael O. Odey & John E. Mgbang·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Background: Heavy metals contamination has been reported at petrol station environments. There is a possibility of contamination foods around petrol stations. Objectives: In this study, the concentrations of Pb, Cd and Cr, long term exposure and daily consumption of ready-to-eat...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i230006
H. B. Galadima, M. Babagana, H. I. Abdulrahman, M. M. Gashua, I. B. M. Garba & A. B. Hanga·Asian Food Science Journal·2018
Poultry egg is a self-contained unit for starting a new life, it is the most consumable animal protein in the world and so the safety of this important food for its role in the daily diet is paramount. The objectives of this study were to determine the sources of table eggs and t...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44172
Background of Study: Toxic exposure to lead (Pb) in humans occurs through environmental and occupational sources like leaded gasoline. Despite the ban on the use of leaded gasoline by many regulatory authorities due to its adverse health effects, Nigeria remains among nations usi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/41595
Jatropha gossypifolia has been known to thrive well in tropical climate, most importantly in Nigeria where they are found to grow naturally on dumpsites. The potential use of this robust tropical plant in phytoremediation technology should be advocated especially for developing c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1291