Organic acids and their derivatives like butyl stearate have recently shown antisickling activity. Some none aromatic esters were synthetized and tested for their antisickling activity using Emmel test. On 21 esters tested only three showed no antisickling activity. Butyl palmita...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22734
Heavy metals removal from wastewater is totally essential to evade water pollution. The present study showed the performance of chitosan coated carbon for the removal of chromium (VI) and Pb (II) from aqueous solution. The following elements; C, K, Ca, Mg, Al, Si, P and Cl were...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21813
This study investigated the cyanide and mineral content of raw cassava, white and yellow processed cassava obtained from cassava processing centre located at Gwadabe area of Minna, Niger state. The cyanide content was analysed using the alkaline picrate method while the minerals...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22758
Sandal and velvet tamarind fruit shells were screened for their metal uptake capacities for Cd(II)ions, at various initial concentrations of 10, 20, 30 40 and 50 mg/ L at variable contact period of between 30 and 180 minutes and different adsorbent dosages of 0.2 – 1 g/l, pH(1 to...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21587
Water and sediment samples were collected from 4 different locations along the coastal areas of river Ilaje in Ondo state, Nigeria. The water samples were subjected to liquid-liquid while the sediment samples were subjected to solid-liquid extraction, the extracts were later anal...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22274
The speciation of some selected heavy metals in soil samples collected along the effluent channels of JUHEL Pharmaceutical industry, Awka was investigated. The pH of the soils had average value of 7.53 and moisture content of 17.96%. The results revealed total metal concentration...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21495
This study assessed the health risks of heavy metals contamination in snail (Archachatina marginata) from crude oil producing regions in Rivers State, Nigeria. Cadmium, lead, chromium, nickel, zinc and manganese concentrations in snail muscle tissue taken from the various regions...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22163
Anthocyanins extracted from flowers of Delonix regia and Hibiscus sabdariffa were coupled with diazotised aniline. Spectroscopic analysis revealed the resulting product to be 4-phenylazo phenol. This study provides a viable use for anthocyanins as an alternative source of phenol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22393
Catastrophic release of diesel and fuel oil from their storage tanks can lead disasters to human, property and the environment. Thus consequences analysis of the accident has significant importance to human communities living in the surrounding area and the authorities involved i...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22091