Aims: The study examined the levels of heavy metals in tissues of maize (Zea mays L.), cultivated on four selected dumpsites in Ekiti State, Nigeria; with a view to discouraging constant cultivation of abandoned dumpsites. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/9262
Aim: To determine and compare the bioaccumulation of selected heavy metals- zinc, lead, cadmium, copper, mercury, and cobalt in organs of Clarias gariepinus obtained from fish sellers in the three major markets in Asaba. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry Educat...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11968
Aims: Major and trace elements (Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni Pb, and Zn) were determined in 32 samples of ukwa, Treculia africana (African breadfruit). Study Design: The study was conducted on ukwa samples collected from 8 towns in Abia State, South-eastern Nigeria,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12603
Aims: The distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in soils from Onitsha municipal solid waste landfill were studied. Study Design: The Onitsha solid waste dumpsite were divided into two groups, the active site labelled (A), where waste dumping is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12324
Aim: To determine the level and distribution of Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Pb, Hg and V from soils in the vicinities of Kakuri industrial area of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Study Design: To compare the soil heavy metal concentrations with regulatory standard values permitted by the Nigerian env...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13212
An alternative landfill capping technique ‘Phytocapping’ (establishing plants on the waste directly, or on a layer of soil placed over the waste) was trailed at Rockhampton, Australia, as it is eco-friendly, less expensive and socially acceptable. In this capping trees are used a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13099
This work was carried out in order to study the possibility of using pinecones as inexpensive sorbent material for the removal of copper ions in solution. The experiment was carried out in the Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Batch adsorp...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11115
Human activities had been the major causes of water pollution, and the presence of heavy metals could be an indicator that water bodies are polluted. This research examined the concentration of heavy metals in well and bore hole water from three different areas (Bodiga, Labana fa...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/11640
A total of 12 soil samples from four different sites across the United Republic of Tanzania (URT) were collected and analysed for heavy metals (metalloids) (V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb) concentration. The technique used was Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). R...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11072
Assessment of Toxic Metals in Dairy Milk and Animal Feed in Peshawar, Pakistan Aims: To assess the concentration of toxic heavy metals [Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Nickle] in dairy milk and animal feed of urban and rural areas and correlate them. Study Design: It was a cross-sectio...
Aims: To ascertain the adsorptive potentials of chitosan derived from crab shell for the removal of copper and nickel from mixed metals solution in order to evaluate the competition of different metallic ions for the chelation sites of chitosan. Study Design: Multifactorial desig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6451
Heavy metal contents of some crops and farm soil irrigated along the Bindare stream in Chikaji Zaria were investigated. The results of the analysis indicate that the crops contained substantial amount of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Zn and Fe) compared to similar crops irrigated far d...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11858
The aim of this study was to determine the levels of twelve elements (Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni Pb and Zn) in samples of palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) from eight (8) towns in Abia State, South-eastern Nigeria. Samples were collected from markets in 8 towns in Jan...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11428
Aims: To study the possibility of using biochar as an inexpensive sorbent material for the removal of copper ions in aqueous solution. Place of Study: Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Methodology and Results: Batch adsorption studies were...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/11079
The importation and refurbishing of second-hand electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is a major concern all over the world and Nigeria is not in exception owing to the generation of e-wastes. The assessment of the levels of Pb, Cr, Ni, Cd and Zn in the dust at dismantling si...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7694