A comprehensive review of water quality monitoring and assessment in Nigeria

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Nigeria is the most populated black nation in the world with about 199 million people. About
66.3 million Nigerians do not have access to safe drinking water. In this study, research …

A review of the status, challenges, trends, and prospects of groundwater quality assessment in Nigeria: an evidence-based meta-analysis approach

ME Omeka, AL Ezugwu, JC Agbasi, JC Egbueri… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
With the imminent industrial growth and population increase, Nigeria will continue to
experience significant shifts in the quality of water, with a rise in emerging contaminants …

Carcinogenic risk of Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr and critical ecological risk of Cd and Cu in soil and groundwater around the municipal solid waste open dump in central …

P Aendo, R Netvichian, P Thiendedsakul… - … of environmental and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Several consequences of health effects from municipal solid waste caused by carcinogenic
and noncarcinogenic metals have been recognized. The water quality index (WQI) in the …

Characteristics of leachate from landfills and dumpsites in Asia, Africa and Latin America: an overview

M Vaccari, T Tudor, G Vinti - Waste management, 2019 - Elsevier
Using published data, this study examined differences in pollutant levels in the leachate
between landfills and dumpsites in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is the first to focus on …

A systematic literature analysis of the nature and regional distribution of water pollution sources in Nigeria

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi, JA Adeniran… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water quality monitoring and assessment helps to determine the purity of water and how
safe it is for use. This also guides environmental engineers in identifying the pollution …

Evaluations of groundwater contamination by leachates around Olusosun open dumpsite in Lagos metropolis, southwest Nigeria

OS Aboyeji, SF Eigbokhan - Journal of environmental management, 2016 - Elsevier
A major cause of groundwater pollution in urban areas is contamination by leachates
emanating from municipal solid waste dumpsites. The study evaluated the quality of water of …

Impact of non-engineered Bhalswa landfill on groundwater from Quaternary alluvium in Yamuna flood plain and potential human health risk, New Delhi, India

A Ahamad, NJ Raju, S Madhav, W Gossel… - Quaternary …, 2019 - Elsevier
The unplanned Bhalswa landfill is located in one of the most urbanized area of Delhi, and its
influence on the huge population are inevitable in the capital city of India lying in flood plain …

Biomarker response index in earthworms following chronic exposure to leachate from a closed dumpsite: Behavioral, cytotoxicity and antioxidant system alterations

SFS Junior, LOS Soares, DP Cunha… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leachate, an effluent produced during solid waste decomposition, interacts directly with soil,
mainly in dumpsite areas. Studies on terrestrial animal exposure to leachate are, however …

[HTML][HTML] An analysis of the risk posed by leachate from dumpsites in develo** countries

M Vaccari, G Vinti, T Tudor - Environments, 2018 - mdpi.com
The disposal of municipal solid waste into primarily dumpsites in develo** countries
causes a number of potential public and environmental health risks. While there have been …

Waterborne diseases in waste pickers of Estrutural, Brazil, the second largest open-air dumpsite in world

VRN Cruvinel, TR Zolnikov, M Bashash, CP Marques… - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Brazil was home to the second largest open-air dump in the world, Estrutural, which officially
closed in January of 2018; however, many dumpsites throughout the country continue to …