Banana peel as a biosorbent for the decontamination of water pollutants. A review

KG Akpomie, J Conradie - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Pollution of environmental waters and ecosystems is increasing. Adsorption is an effective
technique for water decontamination, but is limited by the cost of commercial adsorbents …

Advances in application of cotton-based adsorbents for heavy metals trap**, surface modifications and future perspectives

KG Akpomie, J Conradie - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Cotton-based adsorbents (CBAs) are promising materials for combating the problem of
heavy metal pollution of environmental waters. This is ascribed to the low cost, abundance …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of unregulated dumpsites: A study on toxic soil contamination, associated risks, and call for sustainable environmental protection in Nnewi, Nigeria

CC Aralu, PAC Okoye, HO Abugu, JC Egbueri… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The accumulation of leachates from unlined dumpsites laden soil-water environment with
toxic elements poses imminent threats to both the environment and humans. This study …

Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals in roadside soil, dust and water of three economic zone in Enugu, Nigeria

JK Nduka, TC Umeh, HI Kelle, MAN Mgbemena… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals posed threat to humans and environment. Spatial distribution/source
identifications of heavy metals in soil, dust and water along major road of three economic …

Porous Polycalix[n]arenes as Environmental Pollutant Removers

S Abubakar, T Skorjanc, D Shetty… - ACS applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A new and innovative class of calixarene-based polymers emerged as adsorbents for a
variety of compounds and ions in solution and vapor media. These materials take advantage …

Biosorptive interaction of alkaline modified Dialium guineense seed powders with ciprofloxacin in contaminated solution: central composite, kinetics, isotherm …

OM Ezekoye, KG Akpomie, SI Eze… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This work evaluated the use of Dialium guineense seed waste (DGS) and its sodium
hydroxide modified form (NH-DGS) as biosorbent for ciprofloxacin (CPF) from synthetic …

Mineralogical and sorption characterization of lateritic soils from Southwestern Nigeria for use as landfill liners

SO Daramola, M Demlie, EDC Hingston - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lateritic soils are prevalent in the tropical regions, and they are used for various construction
purposes including landfill liner applications. However, their contaminant attenuation …

Acid-activated corn silk as a promising phytosorbent for uptake of Malachite green and Cd (II) ion from simulated wastewater: equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic …

CT Umeh, JK Nduka, R Mogale… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Malachite green (MG) dye and cadmium metal ion are toxic pollutants that should be
removed from aqueous environment. The recent study aimed to examine the adsorption …

[HTML][HTML] Health risk assessment of radiation dose of background radionuclides in quarry soil and uptake by plants in Ezillo-Ishiagu in Ebonyi South-Eastern Nigeria

JK Nduka, TC Umeh, HI Kelle, PC Ozoagu… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural origins of radioactive elements are present in different concentrations in the
environment as well as granite quarry depending on the geological formation of the soil. The …

Kinetics and isotherm modeling of Pb (II) and Cd (II) sequestration from polluted water onto tropical ultisol obtained from Enugu Nigeria

TC Umeh, JK Nduka, KG Akpomie - Applied Water Science, 2021 - Springer
Deterioration in soil–water environment severely contributed by heavy metal bioavailability
and mobility on soil surface and sub-surface due to irrational increase in wastewater …