The present investigation was performed to assess the concentrations of four heavy metals—
lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and cobalt (Co)—in goats reared in the vicinity of an …

Background. Metal recycling factories (MRFs) have developed rapidly in Nigeria as
recycling policies have been increasingly embraced. These MRFs are point sources for …

The problem of environmental pollution is a global concern as it affects the entire ecosystem.
There is a cyclic revolution of pollutants from industrial waste or anthropogenic sources into …

The role of age and concomitant exposure to trace elements on Wistar rats was investigated
in this study. Fifteen 12 weeks old rats divided into groups A, B and C, and fifteen 36 weeks …

Metal contamination in shallow wells through solid waste leaching is a serious
environmental problem with contribution to global cancer cases. This paper evaluated the …

Pollution by heavy metals is a threat to public health because of the adverse effects on
multiple organ systems including the brain. Here, we used the African giant rat (AGR) as a …

Concentrations of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As) in soils at
the Kpone landfill site (Ghana) were determined using Atomic Absorption …

In this study, heavy metals (HMs) accumulation and biomarker responses in Lumbricus
terrestris (LT) collected from Kolo Creek, Bayelsa State Nigeria, were evaluated. Composite …

This study assessed the levels of heavy metals in a groundwater around a Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW) dumpsite in Bauchi, Nigeria. Â Health risk parameters were determined to …

Human health has been adversely exposed to many inauspicious threats due to human
activities. Evidently, ecotoxicological studies documented that industrial and agricultural …