The last decade in Nigeria saw useful scientific contributions in biomonitoring different environmental matrices and understanding their health indices, however with scanty toxicological evidences, especially their oxidative stress response and oxygen affinity. The present study...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/31568
The concentration levels of heavy metals in food crops (maize and mung beans) grown in the neighbourhood of Minjingu Phosphate mine were analyzed using EDXRF. The metal concentrations in both food crops followed the following pattern Fe > Zn > Cu > Cd > Cr > Pb >...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/31476
The concentrations of (Manganese, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Cadmium and Nickel) were determined in 20 samples of breast milk and drinking tap water (10 samples each) collected from Damietta Governorate to comparatively survey these two sources for the accumulation of heavy metals...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2016/30517
Aim: The aim of this research is to evaluate the selectivity in metal removal by coffee waste from binary-metal polluted water from contaminated water. Place: The work was done at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA, USA. Duration: The project was carried out between November a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/31118
Aims: To determine trace element (Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd) concentrations in Tilapia guineensis tissues from Badagry creek, and to test hypotheses of (1) no significant difference in the element concentrations in muscle, liver, gill and kidney of Tilapia guineensis and (2) the...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/30771
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the ecological status of the Kolsay high mountain lakes according to their hydrochemical parameters and structure of phytoplankton communities and reveal the altitude climatic condition impact. Study Design: We implemented bio-indication a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2016/26496
Analytical studies was carried out on springs water samples collected from Bazza (Michika L.G.A), Pella (Hong L.G.A) and Yadim (Fufore L.G.A) in Adamawa state of Nigeria in order to investigate the occurrence and concentration levels of some heavy metals using the Atomic Absorpti...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2016/30118
The accumulation of heavy metals in water and sediment of Ekpan Creek has increased significantly from previously reported concentrations. The present study was designed to assess the levels of heavy metals in surface water and sediment in the Creek using scientifically recommend...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29144
The Mediterranean Sea receives domestic, agricultural and industrial untreated wastewaters from many cities and surrounding villages between Damietta and Port Said. The present study was to obtain a preliminary assessment about the level and distribution of some heavy metals (Fe,...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26887
It is evident that high heavy metal concentrations in sediments are eventually magnified along the aquatic lives like fish hence affecting human health. The present study therefore sought to determine the concentration of some heavy metals in sediments and liver of Wild African C...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28471
Cellulose is an inexpensive, renewable, bio-based and an abundant raw material suitable for the development of filter membranes for water purification. This is because it has numerous functional groups that afford ease of modification to create active surfaces upon chemical modif...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/28548
Aims: To determine the levels of heavy metals in fall-out dust from Rehoboth town, Hardap region, Namibia. Study Design: Modified open bucket samplers were used to collect the settleable particulate. Six “ordinary” open buckets were placed at different locations (Blocks A to F)....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28436
Cell death induced by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has largely been associated with the activation of oxidative stress pathway; however, the direct mechanism(s) involved are unknown. This study evaluates the oxidative stress pathways by which four heavy metals...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27687
The potential genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of water effluent from a pharmaceutical industry in Ogidi, Anambra State, Nigeria was evaluated using Allium cepa Linn assay. This is an alternate first-tier assay to experiments on animals for preliminary toxicity screening in accordan...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27604
The quality of public taps water transiting from the point of distribution to the end users was analyzed in this study to assess the level of chemical contamination en route, and the result obtained were compared with WHO and NIS/SON recommended standards for drinking water. Sixt...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/26146