This research was conducted in order to ascertain the impact of the earth dam on the physical environment of Mbaa River using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) techniques. The Specific objective was to use multi-temporal images to assess land use and lan...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/34984
Fine particulate matter PM2.5 has attracted much attention both scientific and public, due to its effects on human health. This study used remotely sensed PM2.5 to analyze the seasonal variation of PM2.5 concentration across the cities of the Niger delta region of Nigeria. PM2.5...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35261
Objectives: Atmospheric aerosol climate manipulation has been undertaken since at least the beginning of the 21st century, with increasing frequency and duration, without public discussion, and without disclosure of the particulate matter composition being placed into the air we...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37308
Environmental assessment is a key to prevent the occurrence of a potential disaster which can arise due to various reasons in the mining field especially active mining of rare metals. This present paper monitors the physico-chemical effect of active mining of rare-metal (Sn, Nb a...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37864
This review paper focuses on the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol and the challenges of compliance and implementation in Nigeria Historically the Kyoto Protocol is an amendment of the agreement on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed in the Ja...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35472
Agriculture monitoring and managements is a key factor in the food production and food security. Mainly, crop identification and area quantification are most important factors in yield estimation and predictions. In arid lands, water is a limiting factor for the agriculture expan...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37283
Kushkarani river basin (172 Sq.km), a Chottonagpur plateau fringe river basin of Mayurakshi master stream. Most part of the basin is characterized by coarser lateritic soil with greater erodibility and high potentiality of erosion. Seasonal fluctuation of rainfall energized the p...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37296
This study estimated recurrence periods of earthquakes in Zimbabwe using exponential distribution model. The data for this study were extracted from a catalogue, the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) owned by Northern California Earthquake Data Centre UC Berkeley, USA. The...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37190
The suitability of Goro Dong (Lake) water for human consumption has been examined using the Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index Method. Water samples were collected from the lake in the month of March 2017 and subjected to standard physicochemical tests. Parameters used for t...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/37517
Ten soil samples were collected randomly from Ihiala area at a depth of about 1m using hand auger and shovel for evaluation as a sub-grade material in road construction. These samples were analyzed to determine their chemical and geotechnical properties of pH, natural moisture co...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/34764