In the last three decades, the world has experienced a rapid emergence of megacities. The
increasing demographics, urbanization, and water demand brought severe and undesired …

Lagos Lagoon is among Africa's largest estuarine ecosystems, bordered by one of the
fastest growing megacities in the world and the ultimate repository of contaminants carried in …

Most coastal waters are exposed to high influx of pollutants due to the obvious elevated
human activities. In order to adequately evaluate the extent of toxicity of contaminants in the …

The Okobaba area of the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria, is characterised by sawmilling activities
which are potential threats to resident aquatic organisms. This study was aimed at …

Dumpsites are spaces used disposal of urban and peri-urban wastes. Their public health
concern has not made them to be adequately explored for positive potentials in Nigeria. This …

Recent residential and industrial effluents had triggered the need to continually monitor and
assess the hydrochemistry and pollution index of Lagos coastal waters and sediments in …

An analysis of the concentration of 8 heavy metals-Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), Iron (Fe),
Cadmium (Cd), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu) and Chromium (Cr) in the bottom …

This paper proposes the use of plastic debris shredded into 2mm bits and sandwiched
between fiber glass mats treated with a solution mixture of polyester resin and catalysts as …

Due to the combination of its restricted water circulation, the rise in shipping intensity and
industrial activities, the coastal zone of Lagos Harbour, Nigeria, is vulnerable to …