Challenges and opportunities for low-carbon remediation in the Niger Delta: towards sustainable environmental management

IN Azuazu, K Sam, P Campo, F Coulon - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
There is increasing demand for low-carbon remediation strategies for reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and promoting sustainable development in the management of …

Remediation of contaminated lands in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Prospects and challenges

N Zabbey, K Sam, AT Onyebuchi - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Contamination of the total environment (air, soil, water and biota) by crude oil has become a
paramount interest in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Studies have revealed variable …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of the impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and soils in Nigeria and Ghana: towards a framework for public health …

VK Akinpelumi, KG Kumi, AP Onyena, K Sam… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
As industrialization increases to meet global need for social and economic development,
clean soil and water are increasingly becoming scarce resources due to contaminations …

Prospects of emerging PAH sources and remediation technologies: insights from Africa

K Sam, AP Onyena, N Zabbey, CK Odoh… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Remediation of polluted environmental media is critical to realization of the goals of the
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UNDER) project. Many natural-resource …

Status, progress and challenges of phytoremediation-An African scenario

CK Odoh, N Zabbey, K Sam, CN Eze - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution occasioned by artisanal activities and technical failures at
exploration sites has affected mostly oil producing and other mineral resources mining …

Implementing contaminated land remediation in Nigeria: insights from the Ogoni remediation project

K Sam, N Zabbey, AP Onyena - Land use policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination by hydrocarbons has negative effects on human health and
other receptors including air, water and land resources. Following a United Nations …

Assessment of soil suitability for improvement of soil factors and agricultural management

SK Abd-Elmabod, N Bakr, M Muñoz-Rojas, P Pereira… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The dramatic growth of the world's population is increasing the pressure on natural
resources, particularly on soil systems. At the same time, inappropriate agricultural practices …

Assessing bioavailability of complex chemical mixtures in contaminated soils: Progress made and research needs

S Cipullo, G Prpich, P Campo, F Coulon - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the distribution, behaviour and interactions of complex chemical mixtures is
key for providing the evidence necessary to make informed decisions and implement robust …

Contaminated land and wetland remediation in Nigeria: opportunities for sustainable livelihood creation

K Sam, N Zabbey - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is one of the most crude oil impacted deltas
globally. The region has experienced over five decades of oil related contamination of the …

Management of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites in Nigeria: Current challenges and future direction

K Sam, F Coulon, G Prpich - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Sites affected by petroleum hydrocarbons from oil exploitation activities have been identified
as a major environmental and socio-economic problem in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria …