Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication

GK Kinuthia, V Ngure, D Beti, R Lugalia, A Wangila… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Levels of Mercury (Hg), Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni) &
Thallium (Tl) were established in wastewater & soil samples obtained from 8 sites in open …

Effect of environmental contaminants on mammalian testis

F PT Manfo, EA Nantia… - Current molecular …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Exposure of humans and wildlife to pollutants released in the environment is a centre of
attention nowadays. Many of these chemicals (generally referred to as environmental …

Genotoxicity and mutagenicity of solid waste leachates: A review

AA Bakare, CG Alimba, OA Alabi - African journal of biotechnology, 2013 - ajol.info
Solid waste production is inevitable and its unsanitary disposal in the environment is of
public and environmental health concern. Leachate, generated due to the infiltration of …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, identification and characterization of plastic pollution from an open solid waste dumpsite in Calabar, Southern Nigeria

OR Ibor, NOL Mpama, CP Okoli, DM Ogarekpe… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfills and dumpsites are the final point of solid waste deposition and management in
developing countries due to lack of recycling methods. Herein, we have investigated the …

Determination of different trace heavy metals in ground water of South West Bank/Palestine by ICP/MS

H Malassa, M Al-Qutob, M Al-Khatib, F Al-Rimawi - 2013 - dspace.alquds.edu
Heavy metal contamination of the groundwater of south West Bank in Palestine was
assessed. The groundwater sam-ples were analyzed for different trace heavy metals (Tl, Pb …

Environmental impact of Gümüşhane City, Turkey, waste area in terms of heavy metal pollution

A Vural, A Gundogdu, I Akpinar, C Baltaci - Natural Hazards, 2017 - Springer
The aim of this study is to investigate the occurrence of a heavy metal contamination in a
solid waste site of Gümüşhane City, Turkey, to examine the dimensions of the risk of …

Detection of groundwater level and heavy metal contamination: A case study of Olubunku dumpsite and environs, Ede North, Southwestern Nigeria

AG Isah, OA Akinbiyi, JL Ugwoke, NC Ayajuru… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents the result of the application of the PQWT Electromagnetic
Groundwater Detector and analysis of heavy metal contamination around an open dumpsite …

[PDF][PDF] Microbial load and heavy metals properties of leachates from solid wastes dumpsites in the Niger Delta Nigeria

T Zige, SC Izah - Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques, 2015 - dormaj.com
Waste management is a challenge to sustainable development. In Nigeria most wastes are
discharged into the environment with little or no treatment. Due to activities of microbes …

Biotransformation and oxidative stress responses in relation to tissue contaminant burden in Clarias gariepinus exposed to simulated leachate from a solid waste …

OR Ibor, G Eni, AB Andem, IU Bassey, GA Arong… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we have investigated biotransformation and oxidative stress responses in
relation to tissue contaminant burden in the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) …

Analysis of heavy metals' contamination in soils and water at automobile junk markets in Obosi and Nnewi, Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria

IE Arinze, O Igwe, CO Una - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2015 - Springer
Auto junk markets have been observed to be one of the sources of heavy metal pollution in
soils and water. The aim of this study is to assess the level of heavy metal pollution within …