A review of biochar potential in Cote d'Ivoire in light of the challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa

BLGL Zanli, KC Gbossou, W Tang, M Kamoto… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil erosion, starvation, livelihood protection, energy shortages, and environmental pollution
are major concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Biochar has become an issue of …

Multivariate analysis of the effects of age, particle size and landfill depth on heavy metals pollution content of closed and active landfill precursors

AO Adelopo, PI Haris, BI Alo, K Huddersman… - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Multivariate analysis of a heavy metal pollution survey of closed and active landfill
precursors was carried out in order to compare environmental risk levels in relation to age …

Impact of municipal solid waste dumpsites on trace metal contamination levels in the surrounding area: A case study in West Africa, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

NS Soumahoro, NLB Kouassi, KM Yao… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The impact of uncontrolled municipal dum** sites on metal contamination in the
surrounding waters, sediments, and soils are of great concern in many develo** countries …

Identification of heavy metals source within selected active dumpsites in southeastern Nigeria

VI Onwukeme, VC Eze - Environmental Analysis, Health and …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Discriminating contaminant sources is crucial for pollution control. The study aimed at
identifying the source (s) of heavy metals in active dumpsite soils from selected areas in …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of heavy metals in soils from abandoned dump sites in Kumasi, Ghana

T Akanchise, S Boakye, LS Borquaye, M Dodd… - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the heavy metal content and the extent of pollution in soils from
abandoned dump sites in Kumasi, Ghana. Concentrations of heavy metals in the 70 soil …

Pollution status, ecological and human health risks of heavy metals in soil from some selected active dumpsites in Southeastern, Nigeria using energy dispersive X …

VC Eze, VI Onwukeme, CE Enyoh - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Thestudyevaluatedthepollutionstatus, ecologicalandhumanhealthrisksofheavymet… some
selected active dumpsite [Aba (dumpsite-1), Nnewi (dumpsite-2), Abakaliki (dumpsite-3) and …

Soil pollution status due to potentially toxic elements in active open dumpsites: insights from different Nigerian geological environments

TO Ale, TH Ogunribido, O Ademila… - Environmental Earth …, 2024 - Springer
Potentially toxic elements from heavy metal pollution in soils and water pose significant
health risks to humans and ecosystems. This study aims to assess heavy metal pollution in …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative assessment and spatial analysis of metals and metalloids in soil using the geo-accumulation index in the capital town of Romblon Province …

DB Senoro, CEF Monjardin, EG Fetalvero… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The municipality of Romblon in the Philippines is an island known for its marble industry.
The subsurface of the Philippines is known for its limestone. The production of marble into …

Statistical analysis of seasonal variation in the characteristics of soil like material and refuse derived fuel recovered from landfill mining

G Saravanan, ST Ramesh - Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk …, 2024 - Springer
Landfill Mining (LFM) is the sustainable process of clearing legacy waste from
Unscientifically Created Landfills/Dumpsites (UCLDs). The major fractions recovered from …

Assessment of soil environmental capacity for heavy metals in Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China: source analysis and enrichment evaluation

X **e, S Wang, M Li, Z Zhou, Z Zhang… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2024 - Springer
Most studies assessing soil environmental capacity (EC) often overlook the impact of heavy
metal sources. Analyzing the sources of heavy metals (HMs) provides a better …