Concentrations of Pb, Cd, and As were investigated in the tissues of mudskippers (Periophthalmus papilio), water, and sediments from Isaka-Bundu mangrove swamp in the Upper reach of Bonny Estuary, Niger Delta, Nigeria. The samples were collected from three stations every week for...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i430343
Earth’s mountain ranges, characterized by folding and unique among Terrestrial planets, are inexplicable in plate tectonics, but are consequences of Earth’s initial formation as a Jupiter-like gas giant, as described by Whole-Earth Decompression Dynamics. The violent T-Tauri outb...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i330341
Mangroves are highly productive ecosystems which are adapted to survive in harsh brackish water and at the interface between land and sea. This study examines the socio-economic and ecological importance of mangroves, value addition and marketing chain of mangrove wood in Fako. T...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i330340
Reservoir characterization of a field was performed using petrophysical parameters for the evaluation of subsurface geological features and hydrocarbon potential of an onshore field in Niger Delta Basin. Four reservoir intervals were identified within the field wells based on the...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i330339
Kumadugu-Yobe river basin is located in African sub-region within the boundary of Nigeria and Niger republic. The basin is drained by two major river systems; river Yobe and kumadugu gana. The Two major rivers empty their waters into Lake Chad. The basin falls within three major...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i330338
This paper looks at the terrain and landforms in Anambra State. The research used both primary and secondary data. Primary data used are measurements and direct field observations. Secondary data are from Satellite imageries of the State obtained and analyzed using ArcGIS to show...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i230337
For decades floods have continuously threatened communities’ livelihoods and destroyed properties and the ecosystem as a whole. In an attempt to minimize the destructive nature of these events, different flood mitigation strategies have been employed. Nevertheless, the challenge...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i230336
Kant’s 1755 hypothesis on the origin of the sun and planets, as modified by Laplace, foreshadowed the modern protoplanetary theory of planet formation in which planets were thought to form at very high pressures from within giant gaseous protoplanets. The protoplanetary theory wa...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i230335
The Present investigation aims in studying the geographical analysis of crop concentration and crop diversification in Dhule District. The present study is based on secondary data collected from different government organizations as well as government report. The data covers 2020...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i230334
Some of the common methods of monitoring and mapping groundwater contaminants is by extracting and analyzing samples of the groundwater obtained from wells within the expected investigation area, although lots of limitations are encountered in this type of investigation technique...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i230333
Magnetic method had proved very effective in the area of subsurface anomaly studies and structural delineation worldwide. Sheet number 151(Akko sheet) of the high resolution digital airborne magnetic data was obtained from the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA). Analysis o...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i130332
Slums and informal housing developments in Akure are growing at an unprecedented rate. It is on this basis that this work sets out to map out the indices of slum and informal housing development in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. High-resolution satellite data, as well as primary and...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i130331
Landslides constitute a considerable number of natural disasters globally. Landslides are not new in Kenya yet a dearth of information about the disasters has been reported. Murang’a County presents a unique case of geographical interest because of all the counties traversed by t...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i130329
The Lower Benue Trough, in South-eastern Nigeria, hosts several lead-zinc deposits. The mineralization is frequently hosted by Cretaceous black shales that appear to have undergone low grade metamorphism, and subordinate sandstones. Most parts of the deposits have been epigenetic...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2022/v26i130330