A5011911310- Heavy metals in environment
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Heavy Metals in Plants
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Forest ecology and management
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Coal and Its By-products
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
University of Ilorin
2015-2024
Osun State University
2022
University of Wuppertal
2019
The contamination of the environment by organic pollutants is a major risk factor, particularly for developing countries. Selected (SOPs) like phenolic compounds, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pesticides, and herbicides pose serious environmental health issues owing to their toxic characteristics poor degradability. Apart from potential mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, tetragenicity high body accumulation, these have become an increase concern worldwide. Biosorption promising alternative...
This study assessed the level of contamination topsoil by Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd and Zn spatial distribution these heavy metals around a cement factory. Thirty–eight composite soil samples were collected factory subjected to nitric–perchloric acid digestion. Total metal contents determined flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry (FAAS) data generated analyzed statistically. Spatial mapping was done through use Inverse Distance Weighted technique (IDW) ArcGIS 10. The results showed that domain in...
Food safety has become a serious global concern because of the accumulation potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in crops cultivated on contaminated agricultural soils. Amongst these elements, arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and lead (Pb) receive worldwide attention their ability to cause deleterious health effects. Thus, an assessment soils, irrigation waters, most widely consumed vegetables Nigeria; Spinach (Amaranthushybridus), Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) was evaluated using...
The swift advancement in the pharmaceutical industry has raised concerns regarding impact of its wastewater on environment, particularly edible plants. It also been observed that peasant communities close to industries use waste effluents from grow crops. Hence, objective this paper was investigate influence untreated effluent germination and growth Amaranthus viridis L. (African spinach) collected Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria using appropriate standard methods. low levels promoted growth,...
The functional quality of an aquatic ecosystem is a reflection the health environment. Therefore, present study evaluates trace metal contamination (Pb, Cd, Ni and Mn) water macrophytes in Asa, Agba, Unilorin Sobi (Moro) earthen dams, north-central Nigeria to evaluate level anthropogenic impact on immediate concentrations metals samples available from dams were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Trace surface was assessed using index (MPI) pollution (HPI). biological...
Given the possible benefits of phytoextraction, this study evaluated potential nine plant species for phytoaccumulation/co-accumulation selected nutrients, rare earth elements, germanium, and potentially toxic elements. Plants were grown on 2 kg potted soils 12 weeks in a greenhouse, followed by measurement dry shoot biomass. Subsequently, elemental concentrations determined using inductively coupled mass spectrometry, determination amounts each element accumulated species. Results show...
Contamination of agricultural soil with cadmium (Cd) has become a global concern because its adverse effects on ecohealth and food safety. Soil amendment biochar one the phytotechnologies to reduce metal phyto-availability potential risks along chain. Biochar, derived from cocoa pod, was evaluated in Cd fractions (exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable, residual) by modified Commission European Communities Bureau Reference sequential extraction efficacy ameliorate toxicity enzymes leaf...
This study investigated the effect of crude oil-contaminated soil on germination and growth performance Abelmoschus esculentus, a widely cultivated vegetable crop in Nigeria. The experiment was conducted Screen House, under controlled environmental conditions. seedling emergence percentage, heights girths were studied to determine soil. result investigation revealed that affects esculentus L. as hindered germination, reduced observed planted treated this adversely severely agronomic...