This study was done to assess the physical-chemical properties of some boreholes in Pangani, Dandora and Kayole in Nairobi County, to assess the content of some heavy metals in some boreholes in Pangani, Dandora and Kayole and to determine the bacteriological quality of the water...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4313
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of Zinc (Zn) as a micronutrient on growth and nodulation in Vigna unguiculata L. The experiment was carried out as a pot experiment in the Crop Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Palachcholai, Eastern University, Sri Lanka from August to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4333
Background: This study assessed the concentrations of lead (Pb) in the water column and sediment as well as macro-invertebrates in River Delimi with a view to determining its ability to support aquatic life. Methodology: Water and sediment samples were collected simultaneously be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2024/v26i11831
Currently, researchers are seeking to reduce heavy metal contamination from the environment, using agricultural waste materials like rice husk, groundnuts shells among others. The study focused on the removal of Cu(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), and Cr(III) ions from aqueous soluti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4311
Aim: To study microbial and heavy metal composition in sachet drinking water in the Hohoe municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta region of Ghana and laboratory analyses were carried ou...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6662
Major ion and heavy metal geochemistry was used to investigate the factors that control the Mouhoun River water quality in western Burkina Faso. Major cation concentrations was in the following decreasing order: Ca2+> Na+> K+> Mg2+, reflecting silicate weathering. Howev...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2024/v25i5876
Silicon (Si) is a vital macroelement widely present in the environment, playing a crucial role in helping plants recover from environmental stresses. Its primary function is to boost the plant's resistance against biotic and abiotic stress. Furthermore, silicon can enhance soil q...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91337
Aims: To assess the level of total dissolved solids (TDS) and heavy metals contamination of groundwater, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and quality of groundwater from boreholes close to dumpsites and slaughterhouse in six L.G.A in Cross River State. Study Design: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2024/v7i4346
Heavy metals are added to the soil as a result of industrialization. Removing this heavy metal from the soil is a difficult procedure, and phytoremediation is an essential and effective method for remediation. Heavy metals present in the study area included are Cd and Cr. Two pla...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i94404
This research was carried out to assess heavy metal and bacteria contamination of River Imabolo, Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria. Three replicate samples were collected from three sites (upstream, midstream and downstream) in June, 2023. Analysis of the concentration of some heavy met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2024/v18i9731
Certain areas of Chennai such as red hills, Minjur, T. Nagar, Thiruvanmyur, Ambattur have been found to be particularly susceptible to high pollution levels due to severe traffic congestions, the ignition of coal, cement industries, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91287
Obineche Charles Ndukwe, Boniface Chinedu Ngolube, Chukwuemerie Everistus Esomeonu, Jessica Chika Ezekwu, Goodluck Anthony Eneje & Amarachi Nwosu·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2024
Electrocoagulation and electrooxidation processes with aluminium and steel electrodes respectively have been used to improve the physicochemical properties of wastewater from an automobile industry. The physicochemical analyses of the wastewater done by American public health ass...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2024/v26i81257
Jaipur is the capital state of Rajasthan. During the year 2021, District Jaipur of 3 blocks (Chomu, Sanganer, and Shahpura) in 9 villages [Keshav Nagar (V1), Morija (V2), Nindola (V3), Goner (V4), Shrikishanpura (V5), Durgapura (V6), Shivpuri (V7), Manoharpur (V8), Nwalpura (V9)]...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i3351
Introduction: Access to clean water is fundamental to human health. The importance of water to human’s health and wellbeing is encapsulated in the human right to water, reaffirmed by the united nation in 2010. The, aim of this study was to assessed the quality of drinking water i...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2024/v33i4908
This study aimed to evaluate the selected wetlands' sediments regarding physicochemical attributes including heavy metals (HMs), and their potentiality to be used in crop cultivation with or without mixing with different generic farmers' field soils in the upland. Forty geo-refer...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i3344