A review of the status, challenges, trends, and prospects of groundwater quality assessment in Nigeria: an evidence-based meta-analysis approach

ME Omeka, AL Ezugwu, JC Agbasi, JC Egbueri… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
With the imminent industrial growth and population increase, Nigeria will continue to
experience significant shifts in the quality of water, with a rise in emerging contaminants …

An integrated approach to the bioavailability, ecological, and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils within a barite mining area, SE Nigeria

ME Omeka, O Igwe, CO Unigwe - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
Monitoring and assessment of soil quality are important in mining areas. In this study,
indexical, spatiotemporal, and chemometric models were developed to monitor and assess …

Modeling the vulnerability of water resources to pollution in a typical mining area, SE Nigeria using speciation, geospatial, and multi-path human health risk modeling …

ME Omeka, O Igwe, OS Onwuka, HA Obajaja… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2024 - Springer
Mining activities in developing countries, particularly Nigeria, have become a significant
public health concern due to contamination of water resources. This study integrates …

Spatial distribution and seasonal variation of heavy metal contaminants and pollution indices in a coastal landmass of Kerala, peninsular India

KM Sheeja, CC Harilal - Chemistry and Ecology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Heavy metal contamination in groundwater is a global health concern and its gravity is
higher in India, as more than 80% of the rural and 50% of the urban population rely on it for …

Application of GIS and feedforward back-propagated ANN models for predicting the ecological and health risk of potentially toxic elements in soils in Northwestern …

BO Omang, ME Omeka, EA Asinya, PE Oko… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) occur naturally in most geologic materials. However,
recent anthropogenic disturbances such as ore mining have contributed significantly to their …

Trace element geochemical imprints and multi-path health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils from the polymetallic area of Tashan-jatau …

O Omang, H Effiom, E Omeka, E Oko, A Asinya… - Global Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
The occurrence of Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the soil phase may portend
environmental, ecological and health-related risks. Hence, this study has combined high …