IOSR-JESTFT   Volume-15 ~ Issue-4 ~ April 2021

Abstract: Waste dumpsite poses immense risk to man and the environment. The study evaluated the concentration of five heavy metals in soil and borehole water at selected active dumpsites (Eleme, Eliozu, Eneka, Oyigbo and Yenagoa) in Southern Nigeria. 30g soil samples were collected at four quadrants at a depth of 0–15 cm for each dumpsites using soil auger and control samples were collected 25km away (Farm land). 20ml of borehole water samples were sampled from Eneka, Eleme, Woji and control site respectively. The soil and borehole water were well packaged, labelled and transported to the laboratory for standard analytical methods using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The mean.....

Keywords: Dumpsite soil; borehole water; Heavy metals; correlation matrices; hazard index; cancer risk; Nigeria.

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Abstract: Ethnobotanical studies on utilization of plants by the rural falks including has goined much importance in the reacent past all over the world.  Ethnobotany which deals with study of human ecology and have great significance for welfare of human beings and animal world the tribals.  The paper deals with many medicinal plants, along with their important traditional uses for the cure of various ailments.
 Study of plants that are tradionally used by aborigines not only as medicine but also as shelter, food and ornamentals and in all other aspects of life comes under the broad definition of ethnobotany..

Keywords: Ethnobotany, medicinal plants, Identification, Ethnobotanical uses, used part, tribals

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Abstract: Road infrastructure is one of the key components of development of any area. In as much as new roads bring development to previously underdeveloped areas, sometimes this development can cause substantial effects on the subtle environments and the lives of the people living near or using the road. The present study finds that development of the Kunjwani-Nagrota bypass highway has had various alterations to the social, economic and environmental state of the households and businesses/institutions located along the road. This change have been mostly positive especially with regards to the increased business prospects and greater markets but found to be negative in reference to the environment and in specific vegetation and wildlife as most of the places under study were experiencing unplanned development of small businesses and investments......

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Abstract: The concentrations of Potential Toxic Elements (Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, As, V, Cu, Pb, Ba, and Hg) in air at Omoku, Obrikom and Elele-Alimini communities in Rivers State were determined using Shimadzu AA-6650 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer following ASTM D1971/4691 method after collection on glass fibre filters. Potential health risk assessment of children and adults exposed to the metals were estimated using United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards; assessment of non-carcinogenic risks was done by estimating the hazard quotient (HQ) while Carcinogenic risk was evaluated by target cancer risk (TCR). Non-carcinogenic risks assessment of the metals evaluated in the three main pathways of ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact respectively showed that Total Hazard Quotient (THQ) and Total Hazard......

Keyword: Toxic Elements, Air, Health Risks, Omoku, Obrikom

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Abstract: Crude palm oil (product of Elaeis guineensis Jacq Arecaceae) is a staple food in Nigeria and the whole world, being consumed for its nutritive values. This study aims to evaluate the levels of some heavy metals and essential elements in crude palm oil from fifty (50) sampling sites located along the roads in South-West and South-South Nigeria, cutting across five States (Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Bayelsa and Rivers States). The samples were digested using mixture of acids (HNO3: HClO4: H2 SO4 in ratio1:1:1) and analyzed usingFlame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (GBC Avanta PM A6600. The mean concentrations obtained in mg/L were in the ranges: Ca (23.19-47.41), Mg (5.15-8.28), Na (6.39-13.72), K (15.65-34.96), Fe (34.49-56.14), Mn (0.47-1.98), Ni (0.33-0.65), Cr (0.16-0.31), Pb (<0.001-0.02), Cd (<0.001-0.03), Cu (0.33-1.28), As (<0.001), Zn (3.53-10.09) and Al (1.18-3.12). The estimated dietary intake (EDI) in (μg/kg bw/day) ranges were......

Keywords: Crude Palm Oil, Essential Elements, EstimatedDaily Intake,Target HazardQuotient, Health Risk Index,

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Abstract: One of the heavy metal pollutants emerged highly concentration in the watershed of Jakarta city, Indonesia is lead (Pb). Removal of lead using a biological method by using macroalgae is an efficient method from wastewater. Sargassum crassifolium is the original species of macroalgae from Indonesia that was used in this study to analyze the ability of adsorption of lead from aqueous solution and industrial wastewater. Samples collected at Pari and Pramuka Island, Seribu Island, North Jakarta, Indonesia were studied to adsorb lead with a variety of adsorption time of 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes and a variety of initial concentration of lead, 200, 300, 400,500, 750 and 1000 mg/L, using duplicate assessment at the pH 5. The removal of lead from the industrial wastewater using macroalgae S.......

Keywords: Aqueous solution, biosorption, industrial wastewater, lead, macroalgae

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