Survey of wastewater issues due to oil spills and pollution in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria: a secondary data analysis

DRE Ewim, OF Orikpete, TO Scott… - Bulletin of the National …, 2023 - Springer
Background This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the issue of wastewater due
to oil spills and pollution in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, which has led to significant …

MOF-based nanofibrous membranes for oily wastewater treatment: Preparation, mechanism, applications, and prospects

X Jiang, C Xu, J Du, J Wang - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), as a category of porous materials with micro-
nano size, controllable pore size, and designable special wettability, have exhibited a huge …

Detection of Wakashio oil spill off Mauritius using Sentinel-1 and 2 data: Capability of sensors, image transformation methods and map**

S Rajendran, P Vethamony, FN Sadooni… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oil spill incidents contaminate water bodies, and damage the coastal and marine
environment including coral reefs and mangroves, and therefore, monitoring the oil spills is …

Preliminary investigation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentration, compositional pattern, and ecological risk in crude oil-impacted soil from Niger …

OL Faboya, SO So**u, JO Otugboyega - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Crude oil contamination could serve as an important source of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the environment. Determining the concentration and distribution of …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental contamination of a biodiversity hotspot—Action needed for nature conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

CE Ansah, IO Abu, J Kleemann, MI Mahmoud, M Thiel - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Niger Delta belongs to the largest swamp and mangrove forests in the world hosting
many endemic and endangered species. Therefore, its conservation should be of highest …

Assessing the impacts of oil contamination on microbial communities in a Niger Delta soil

R Muhammad, C Boothman, H Song, JR Lloyd… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil spills are a global challenge, contaminating the environment with organics and metals
known to elicit toxic effects. Ecosystems within Nigeria's Niger Delta have suffered from …

Ionic liquid-biosurfactant blends as effective dispersants for oil spills: Effect of carbon chain length and degree of saturation

MUH Shah, AVB Reddy, S Yusup, M Goto… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The well-known toxicity of conventional chemical oil spill dispersants demands the
development of alternative and environmentally friendly dispersant formulations. Therefore …

Robust and UV-resistant multifunctional surface for self-cleaning, navigated oil absorption and oil/water separation

C Li, H Feng, G Ju, B Chen, B Huang - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional self-cleaning surfaces are always limited to defects of poor robustness, complex
preparation process and single function. In order to address these problems, we have …

Inclusive environmental decision-making in a develo** nation: insights from the Ogoni remediation project, Niger Delta, Nigeria

K Sam, T Zibima - Environmental Management, 2024 - Springer
Greater involvement of women is globally believed to enhance environmental management
outcomes. Despite being disproportionately affected by environmental degradation primarily …

[HTML][HTML] Sentinel-2 image transformation methods for map** oil spill–A case study with Wakashio oil spill in the Indian Ocean, off Mauritius

S Rajendran, P Vethamony, FN Sadooni… - MethodsX, 2021 - Elsevier
Although several indices have been constructed and available at the Index database (IDB)
for Sentinel-2 satellite to map and study several earth resources, no indices have been …