The research was designed to compare the degree of contamination of soil and selected crops by cement dust generated during cement industry activities. Two types of soils were investigated. Soil obtained near the cement industry (OS1) and the soil obtained in a location far from...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i1227
Plants and human health are both negatively impacted by the soil's heavy metal toxicity. By using excess amounts of fertilizers, sewage sludge, and pesticides, smelting, burning coal, and other methods, they are introduced into the soil. Among different heavy metals copper and a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i1250
Comparing the physicochemical properties, heavy metals concentration and metal pollution index (MPI) of collected ten (10) wastewater samples in Kushtia and Jhenaidah municipalities, Bangladesh is the prime object of this manuscript. The levels of dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemic...
The study aimed to assess physicochemical parameters and heavy metal levels at automobile mechanic workshop dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Three dumpsites situated at, Port Harcourt, were sampled in the present study. Physicochemical parameters and heavy metal...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2024/v16i1330
This study was carried out to inventory herbaceous species and to assess the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in these species. The ecosystem chosen was an area of the city of Ngaoundere (Cameroon) divided into three sites, namely a control site and two sites subject to heavy meta...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2024/v25i1569
Over the years there has been a drastic increase in heavy metal contamination in the soil due to a number of natural and industrial processes. As these heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature, they remain in the environment for long periods of time and may infiltrate into th...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i474320
This study investigated some nutrient components, concentrations of some heavy metals and sensory properties of processed edible beef skin (ponmo). The edible beef skin were processed using different singeing methods (wood, gas oven, tyre, shaving stick). The results of some of t...
Fish consumption has become an essential phenomenon due to the increasing appreciation of its health and economic benefits. The current study aims to identify the pattern of fish consumption and knowledge regarding the nutritive values of fish in Benghazi City. As well, it aims t...
The aim of this study was to assess heavy metal soil pollution in market garden areas in the commune of Korsimoro. The analysis focused mainly on zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg). Composite sam...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2023/v27i6807
The objective of this study is to estimate the degree of heavy metal pollution (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Tl and Zn) of market gardening soils in the Kadiogo region. This work provides reassurance about the quality of the studies soils in the central region of Burkina F...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i454284
The degree of heavy metals assimilation and bioaccumulation in fish tissues (muscles, gills, liver, and kidneys), amongst scale-less fishes- Chrysichthys macrotis, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Clarias gariepinus and Heterobranchus longifilis, -scaly fishes- Cynoglossus senegalens...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2023/v25i4693
Victoria Moltong Yilwa, Nwankwo Cornelius Tochukwu, Emere Matthew Chika, Adejo Peter Ojodale & Danfulloh Tundeno Barde·Asian Journal of Biology·2023
The aquatic environment is incessantly polluted by the release of high toxic concentrations of heavy metals which are bio-accumulative and persistent in nature. This investigation was conducted to assess the phytoremediation potential of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) grow...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v19i3369
Oyedeji Samuel Oyewole, Adesina Adeyemi Adeleke, Oke Olusegun Taiwo, Adeosun Oyebola Ganiyu & Awe Kunle·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Objectives: This study investigated levels of measured parameters; bio-elements (zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, and manganese), heavy metals (cadmium and lead), oxidative stress biomarkers (vitamin C, Vitamin E, reduced Glutathione-GSH and malondialdehyde-MDA) and lipid profil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11934
Mangroves are ecosystem along the shoreline of Nigerian coast and area of active oil exploration in Nigeria. This study is on the impact of pollution on herbivory and pneumatophore growth in black mangrove at Eagle Island. Leave herbivory, pneumatophore growth, THC and heavy meta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v22i3502
Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Hydrocarbons in Sediment, Shell and Flesh of the Faunas in Qua-Iboe River at Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria was undertaken. The faunas and sediment sample were collected from designated locations and a control location along Ikot-Ibok in dry a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2023/v13i6264