Industrial wastewaters entering a water body represent a heavy source of environmental
pollution in Nigerian rivers. It affects both the water quality as well as the microbial and …

Samples of water from two rivers (River Ona and River Alaro) in Oluyole Industrial Estate,
Ibadan, Nigeria were analysed to evaluate the impact of industrial discharges on the surface …

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 …

Polychlorinated biphenyls are a family of dangerous, long-lasting chemicals that can be
detrimental to human health and also have a significant propensity to build up in the …

The nutrient status of rivers and streams is less researched in sub-Saharan Africa than in
many other inhabited regions of the world. Given the expected population growth …

The effluent of a pharmaceutical company was examined microbiologically. Its bacterial
count was 2.15× 10 5 cfu/ml and there was evidence of faecal contamination with MPN of> …

Abstract Ten heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Zn, Hg, Pb, Cd, NI, and V) were analyzed in
sediment samples in the dry and wet seasons of year 2008 using AAS. Mercury was not …

Water samples were collected from river Yobe at eighteen sites where human and animal
activities were high. A total of 162 samples were analyzed for dissolved oxygen DO …

The bacteriological and physicochemical qualities of the Ikpoba River, Benin city was
investigated to assessed the extent of pollution of the water due to effluent discharge from …

The concentrations of heavy metals in two tropical fish species (Malapterurus electricus and
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus) from Ogba river in Benin City, Nigeria, were investigated …