River Iyiudene is a vital distributary resource in Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria and conveys
an abundant amount of sediments to provincial and residual ecosystems. Although the …

The environmental effects of potentially toxic metals on a wide range of environmental
materials in a wide range of various uses have recently been the subject of extensive …

The industrial outburst, widespread uses of pesticides and fertilizers, heavy sewage
effluents, domestic trash, and pharmaceutical waste through surface runoff have resulted in …

The concentrations of eleven metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, Cu, Co, Ba, Mn, Zn, Fe and Al) were
measured in surficial sediments of the Forcados River and its estuary situated in the Niger …

Soils and sediments have the capacity to accumulate metals, and this is usually controlled
by their certain properties. The concentration levels of these metals may pose a threat to the …

Gallstones are common, with an overall UK prevalence of approximately 20%. However,
despite being so prevalent, only 20% of people with gallstones will experience biliary colic …

Mangrove surface sediments from Choba, Ogbogoro and Isaka along the New Calabar and
Bonny rivers respectively in Niger Delta, Nigeria were sampled and analyzed to evaluate …

The concentrations of nine metals were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry
in surface sediments of three coastal creeks, namely, the Ifie, Egbokodo and Ubeji creeks, in …

Sixty-one stream sediment samples were collected at sampling intervals that varied between
1.5 km and 2.0 km along the channels of River Oyi and its tributaries. The samples were air …

This chapter provides a review of nickel (Ni) in sediments. Ni in sedimentary deposits can be
categorized in accordance with its predominant source of origin, either lithogenic (natural) or …