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 …

Impact of discharge wastewater effluents on the physico-chemical qualities of a receiving watershed in a typical rural community

EO Igbinosa, AI Okoh - International Journal of Environmental Science & …, 2009 - Springer
The qualities of the treated final effluents of a wastewater treatment plant located in a rural
community of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa were assessed over the duration of …

Water quality assessment of Ogun River, south west Nigeria

MO Jaji, O Bamgbose, OO Odukoya… - Environmental monitoring …, 2007 - Springer
The quality of Ogun river in South-West, Nigeria was studied by a field survey for a period of
1 year (covering dry season and rainy season). Water samples were collected from thirteen …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in water, sediment and periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus var radula) from the Elechi Creek, Niger Delta

OA Davies, ME Allison, HS Uyi - African journal of Biotechnology, 2006 - ajol.info
The accumulation of three heavy metals; chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in
periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus var radula; shell and soft tissues), water and sediment …

Heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cd and Cr) in fish, water and sediments sampled form Southern Caspian Sea, Iran

S Tabari, SSS Saravi, GA Bandany… - Toxicology and …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Environmental pollution is a worldwide problem, heavy metals belonging to the most
important pollutants. The progress of industries has led to increased emission of pollutants …

Determination of heavy metal concentration in fish samples, sediment and water from Odo-Ayo River in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti-State, Nigeria

JB Edward, EO Idowu, JA Oso, OR Ibidapo - International Journal of …, 2013 - ijeborg.org
This research work was conducted to assess the concentration of heavy metals namely, Zn,
Mn, Cu, Fe, Pb and Cd in three matrices including sediment, water and Fish organs (gills …

[PDF][PDF] Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals in Njaba River, Imo State, Nigeria

VC Eze, CT Ndife, MO Muogbo - Brazilian Journal of Analytical …, 2021 - academia.edu
Daily exposure to potentially toxic elements (heavy metals) through the oral ingestion of
water has been a major concern to human health due to its detrimental effects. Studies …

[PDF][PDF] Physico-chemistry and benthic fauna of Woji Creek in the Lower Niger Delta, Nigeria

AI Hart, N Zabbey - Environment and Ecology, 2005 - researchgate.net
Abstract lnvestigations into the ecology of macrobenthic invertebrates of Woji Creek in the
upper reaches of Bonny River, lower Niger Delta, were done benreen April 2001 and March …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteria abundance and its relationship to water quality in the Mid-Cross River floodplain, Nigeria

O Okechukwu I - Revista de biología tropical, 2009 - scielo.sa.cr
The physicochemical variables and cyanobacteria of Mid-Cross River, Nigeria, were studied
in six stations between March 2005 and August 2006 to determine the relationship between …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of Indomie industrial effluent discharge on microbial properties of new Calabar River

JO Akaninwor, EO Anosike, O Egwim - Sci Res Essays, 2007 - academicjournals.org
Circinotrichum and Cephaliophora in the water samples (Table 3). The elevated levels of
microbial pollution indicators would invariably affect the taste, small, appearance and …