A review of the modern principles and applications of solid-phase extraction techniques in chromatographic analysis

MEI Badawy, MAM El-Nouby, PK Kimani, LW Lim… - Analytical …, 2022 - Springer
Analytical processes involving sample preparation, separation, and quantifying analytes in
complex mixtures are indispensable in modern-day analysis. Each step is crucial to …

Origin, dietary exposure, and toxicity of endocrine-disrupting food chemical contaminants: A comprehensive review

L Peivasteh-Roudsari, R Barzegar-Bafrouei, KA Sharifi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a growing public health concern worldwide.
Consumption of foodstuffs is currently thought to be one of the principal exposure routes to …

A review of environmental and health effects of organochlorine pesticide residues in Africa

AM Taiwo - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are generally categorized as chlorinated cyclodienes,
chlorodiphenylethanes, chlorinated benzenes and cyclohexanes. The presence of OCP …

Occurrence of organochlorine pesticide residues in biological and environmental matrices in Africa: A two-decade review

C Olisah, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The widespread use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), essentially for the control of
insects and the cultivation of food crops, has led to the pollution of ecosystems. Despite …

Overview of African water resources contamination by contaminants of emerging concern

Z Shehu, GWA Nyakairu, E Tebandeke… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review look at several classes of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in
conventional and non-conventional water resources across the African continent's five …

Transformative urban governance: Confronting urbanization challenges with geospatial technologies in Lagos, Nigeria

UL Dano, AL Balogun, IR Abubakar, YA Aina - GeoJournal, 2020 - Springer
Lagos, the economic and industrial hub of Nigeria, is the second largest metropolitan area in
Africa, and one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. It is indeed a paradoxical …

Food safety in sub-Sahara Africa, an insight into Ghana and Nigeria

D Christiana Cudjoe, GI Balali… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Food safety is a global concern in today's world, and harnessing food safety in Sub-Saharan
Africa, especially Nigeria and Ghana are momentous. This review presents an insight into …

Risk assessment of agricultural pesticides in water, sediment, and fish from Owan River, Edo State, Nigeria

O Ogbeide, I Tongo, L Ezemonye - Environmental monitoring and …, 2015 - Springer
The distribution of pesticides in water, sediments, Clarias gariepinus, and Tilapia zilli from
the Owan River was investigated to evaluate the pollution status and potential hazard in the …

Impacts of nutrients and pesticides from small-and large-scale agriculture on the water quality of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

BM Teklu, A Hailu, DA Wiegant, BS Scholten… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The area around Lake Ziway in Ethiopia is going through a major agricultural
transformation with both small-scale farmers and large horticultural companies using …

Status of pesticides pollution in Tanzania–A review

R Elibariki, MM Maguta - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Various studies have been conducted in Tanzania to assess the magnitude of pesticides
pollution associated with pesticides application, storage, disposal as well as knowledge of …