Characterization, sources, and risk assessment of PAHs in borehole water from the vicinity of an unlined dumpsite in Awka, Nigeria

CC Aralu, PAC Okoye, HO Abugu, NC Eboagu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are contaminants of interest in the ecosystem due
to associated health risks. Therefore, their detection in the environment is important. In this …

Pollution and water quality index of boreholes within unlined waste dumpsite in Nnewi, Nigeria

CC Aralu, PAC Okoye, HO Abugu, VC Eze - Discover Water, 2022 - Springer
Borehole water has been the main source of drinking water for the communities living within
the Nnewi metropolis. The quality of this borehole water has been significantly affected by …

Toxicity and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in leachates from an unlined dumpsite in Nnewi, Nigeria

CC Aralu, PAC Okoye, HO Abugu… - International journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Leachates from dumpsites have been known to pollute the environment with deleterious
effects. The study examined the levels of the sixteen United States Environmental Protection …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of polychlorinated biphenyls in surface water and sediments from River Otamiri, Imo State

VC Eze, VI Onwukeme, JO Ogbuagu, VU Okechukwu… - Scientific African, 2023 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of toxic, long-lasting substances that have a
high propensity to accumulate in the environment as organic pollutants which can cause …

Concentration, toxicity, and health risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in top soils around Nekede auto-mechanic village, Imo State

VC Eze, VI Onwukeme, JO Ogbuagu - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2024 - Springer
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organic pollutants that are found in the ecosystem and
can pose risks to the populace. For this study, a total of 20 sub-samples were collected. A …

Contamination assessment and spatial distribution of heavy metals in the Sefidrud Delta coastal lagoons, Caspian Sea, N Iran

B Rafiei, F Ahmadi-Ghomi, A Seif… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Three coastal lagoons on the Sefidrud Delta, Caspian Sea, were investigated to evaluate
heavy metal pollution in sediments. Amirkola Lagoon is located in the eastern part of the …

[PDF][PDF] Physicochemical properties, total concentration, geochemical fractions, and health risks of trace metals in oil-bearing soils of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

GA Ebong, EA Moses, OA Akpabio… - Journal of Materials & …, 2022 - academia.edu
The physicochemical properties, total metal, metal fractions, and related human health
problems of metals in oilbearing soils of Akwa Ibom State were appraised using standard …

Halogenated organic pollutants (HOPs) in marine fish collected from central-northern coastal waters in Vietnam

N Vu Duc, T Le Minh, HT Nguyen, DA Dam… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, three groups of halogenated organic pollutants (HOPs) including
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and …

[PDF][PDF] Scientific African

SI Eze, HO Abugu, OA Odewole, NN Ukwueze… - 2022 - researchgate.net
abstract A novel biosorbent, modified Terminalia mantaly seed (TM) husk was explored for
its potential in removing Pb2+ from aqueous solutions. The biosorbent was prepared by …