As a result of increasing urban settlements across cities in most developing countries, waste
disposal has become a burden and a serious threat to public health. This study was carried …

There is limited information on the toxicity of landfill leachate on somatic tissues and organs
of mammals. The hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic effects of leachates from Olusosun and Aba …

Landfill sites near human settlements are known to have adverse health effects. Here, we
investigated the effect of different concentrations of leachates from the Redemption Camp …

Municipal solid waste landfills in Nigeria are unsanitary. The release of hazardous
chemicals via leachates from these landfills may have grievous consequences on the …

Landfill leachate produced from municipal solid waste is generally heavily contaminated
and consists of complex wastewater (Mohajeri et al., 2010; Foul et al., 2009 and David et al …

Microbial, plant and studies in aquatic animals have shown that landfill leachate is toxic.
However, more information about its effects in terrestrial animals is required. As a part of …

Human beings are more often exposed to complex mixtures of hazardous chemicals than
single toxicant. The present study investigated the effects of Olushosun municipal landfill …

The activities of auto-mechanic workshops in Nigeria are known to adversely affect the
environment and pose threat to its biodiversity. This present study examined the testes, liver …

This study is aimed to evaluate the histomorphology of small intestine of Wistar rats exposed
to Eliozu dumpsite leachate. The toxic effect of Eliozu dumpsite leachate has been studied …

Brain damage induced by Olusosun and Aba-Eku municipal landfill leachates was
investigated in Wistar rats. Male rats were orally exposed to 1–25% concentrations of the …