Aims: To compare the levels of heavy metals and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water and Macrobrachium vollenhovenii samples from different locations of anthropogenic activities. Study Design: Factorial design. Place and Duration of Study: Egbokodo River, located in Warri South...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27148
ACC deaminase regulates the production of ethylene level of plants by metabolizing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) into α-ketobutyric acid and ammonia. It was observed that two important phyllospheric bacteria of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) which are Paenibacillus polymyx...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27135
Background: The emergence of multiple antibiotics resistance among bacterial population poses a potential threat to human health. The co-existence of metal/antibiotic resistance in bacterial strains suggests the role of heavy metals as a factor which can also contribute to drug r...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/26580
The removal of Lead and Nickel ions from aqueous solution by adsorption onto activated locust bean husk was investigated in a well stirred batch reactor. Equilibrium and kinetic experiments were performed at various pH, temperature and contact time. The metal removal approached e...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22724
Arsenic and lead have been reported to have toxic effect on human and animal health. Wooden electric and telephone poles have been known to be treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) in an effort to preserve them from decay, termites, insects, and rot. Thus, those who work o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26255
Rasheed M. A. Q. Jamhour1* Pillared host-guest material or layered double hydroxides (LDHs) of the type Mg-Al-CO3 with dodecylamine (DA) has been synthesized. The sorption capacities have been investigated for the removal of some heavy metal ions Ni(II), Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), P...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25977
The present study is aimed to investigate the distribution and migration of the heavy metals in both ground water and soil profile in Peenya Industrial area. The Peenya Industrial area is considered to be one of the largest and oldest Industrial Area in the South-East Asia. Hence...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26361
Water samples from boreholes near abattoirs in Iwofe, Agip (Ayagologo) and Mile III were collected and assessed for some physicochemical parameters and heavy metals. The physicochemical parameters were analysed using American Public Health Association (APHA) standard methods, whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22525
This research work is a field experiment carried out to evaluate the phytoremediation potential of Ricinus communis L (castor oil plant) in Zaria town of northern Nigeria. The sandy loam field (pH 6.78) used in the experiment was contaminated with Cd, Co, Ni and Pb from a metal d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21680
Some heavy metals (Mn, Pb, Cr, As and Zn) analysis and their seasonal distribution between in the sediment samples of Lagos Lagoon were studied during the dry and wet seasons in November, 2012 to June, 2013 using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Contamination Factor (Cf...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/24394
The aim of this study was to evaluate the state of metallic pollution of the sediments of the three main Lakes (Mevia, Ossa and Mwembe) of the Ossa lake complex by the analysis of some heavy metals from May to July 2011. Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium and Iron were measured...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24001
Investigation was carried out to assess the potential of some fungal species to tolerate and grow in biomassin vitro in the presence of some heavy metals (HMs) (Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd) from Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) effluent. This was done by subjecting all the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22728
Abatyough Terungwa Michael, Ibraheem Aderemi, Onoyima Christian, Adebiyi Adedayo, Yusuf James & Ahmed Salamatu·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
Multivariate data analysis is used to analyse underground water samples from ten (10) different water sources in Agbabu bituminous belt of Nigeria. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed Component one (PC1) to be the most significant Component accounting for 54.09% of the poll...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21991
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination of soil and water is a serious problem in recent time and cause hazardous effects on humans and animals which ultimately results in destruction of environment. HMs such as Cd, Cr, Pb, As, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn, etc. are considered as environmental po...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23543
Zinc Chloride, Sodium Sulphate and Boric acid were used as activating agents for coconut shell. The activated carbons prepared from the mentioned activating agents labelled AC1, AC2, and AC3 were tested for their adsorptive capacities compared with commercially activated carbon (...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22558