Heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants are causing detrimental effects on the
environment. The seepage of heavy metals through untreated industrial waste destroys the …

Heavy metal and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) pollution stemming from
industrialization, intensive agriculture, and other human activities pose significant …

Statistical index analysis using, contamination factor, metal pollution index, enrichment
factor, and ecological risk were successfully applied for the assessment of the impact of …

Heavy metals are inorganic elements with something like a density of more than 5 g/cm3.
Essential and non-essential heavy metals were divided into two groups based on their …

The assessment of groundwater geochemistry and characterization is an important aspect of
groundwater studies. For this study, a total of 20 groundwater samples were collected from …

Heavy metal (HM) pollution in groundwater poses a significant environmental threat to the
Niger Delta region of Nigeria, principally because of the activities of oil companies within the …

Mining waste is an obvious source of environmental pollution due to the presence of heavy
metals, which can contaminate soils, water resources, sediments, air, and people living …

Mining for lead–zinc, and associated minerals has been going on for decades in the
Mkpuma Akpatakpa area, and the release of accumulated metallic trace elements (MTEs) …

Being a naturally occurring substance Heavy Metals (HM) are irrevocably a persistent
component of the environment. However, anthropogenic activities including excessive use …

Introduction Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, third largest fish producer, and
second largest aquaculture producer. There have been numerous studies of aquaculture …