A comprehensive review of water quality monitoring and assessment in Nigeria

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Nigeria is the most populated black nation in the world with about 199 million people. About
66.3 million Nigerians do not have access to safe drinking water. In this study, research …

[PDF][PDF] Untreated wastewater reasons and causes: a review of most affected areas and cities

A Tariq, A Mushtaq - Int. J. Chem. Biochem. Sci, 2023 - iscientific.org
Wastewater is one of the serious environmental concerns because water quality criterion of
surface water and groundwater set by WHO are frequently violated. Approximately, 380 …

Phytoremediation potential of Eichornia crassipes in metal-contaminated coastal water

FO Agunbiade, BI Olu-Owolabi, KO Adebowale - Bioresource Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
The potential of Eichornia crassipes to serve as a phytoremediation plant in the cleaning up
of metals from contaminated coastal areas was evaluated in this study. Ten metals, As, Cd …

[HTML][HTML] Water quality assessment of bitumen polluted Oluwa river, South-Western Nigeria

TA Ayandiran, OO Fawole, SO Dahunsi - Water Resources and Industry, 2018 - Elsevier
This study was aimed at establishing a water quality database in the study area where none
existed previously. Samples were taken from two different sites of River Oluwa, South …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of heavy metal concentrations in water, sediment and fishes of New Calabar River in Southern Nigeria

IC Davies, AO Ekperusi - Journal of Limnology and Freshwater …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Tilapia zilli and Papyrocranus afer were higher than that
reported in surface waters and sediment, indicating bioaccumulation potentials of metals in …

Fuzzy comprehensive assessment of heavy metals and Pb isotopic signature in surface sediments from a bay under serious anthropogenic influences: Daya Bay …

YG Gu, XN Wang, Q Lin, FY Du, JJ Ning… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The fuzzy comprehensive assessment was undertaken to evaluate the marine sediment
quality in Daya Bay, China based on the monitoring data of 2015 and China National …

Source apportionment and associated potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in coastal marine sediments samples in Ondo, Southwest, Nigeria

LT Ogundele, PO Ayeku - Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk …, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metals are released into the sediments in aquatic environment from both natural and
anthropogenic sources and they are considered as worldwide issue due to their deleterious …

Seasonal variation of heavy metals in sediment of Lake Ulansuhai, China

S Zhao, X Shi, C Li, H Zhang, Y Wu - Chemistry and Ecology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Sediment samples were collected from 10 sites in Lake Ulansuhai during summer and
winter 2009 to reveal seasonal variations in sediment heavy metal levels. The …

Simple fuzzy classification of metal qualities of Ona River, Ibadan, Nigeria, and its implication for fish production and other uses

OA Akintola, FO Agunbiade, TO Ariyomo, TE Babalola… - Discover Water, 2024 - Springer
Elevated concentrations of metals in rivers can pose significant risks to human health.
Consequently, it is essential to monitor metal levels in river water to minimize human …

Comprehensive assessment for removing multiple pollutants by plants in bioretention systems

X Yang, Y Mei, J He, R Jiang, Y Li, J Li - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2014 - Springer
Bioretention is a best management practice which uses vegetation to improve the pollutant
removal rates in the rain water management. To select the best plant species to remove …