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 …

Evaluation of the effect of different conventional roof types and industrial activity on harvested rainwater in Southern Nigeria

ES Nicholas, PO Ukoha - Discover Water, 2023 - Springer
Harvested rainwater is still the only source of acceptable drinking water for rural
communities in Nigeria and in some countries, where there are no water networks and it is …

[PDF][PDF] Lipsticks and nail polishes: potential sources of heavy metal in human body

OI Ouremi, OE Ayodele - Int J Pharm Res Allied Sci, 2014 - researchgate.net
The concentrations of six heavy metals, Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd), Manganese
(Mn), Chromium (Cr) and Arsenic (As) were determined using Atomic Absorption …

Safety evaluation of heavy metals exposure from consumer products

FB Odukudu, JG Ayenimo, AS Adekunle… - … Journal of Consumer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The determination of heavy metals in consumer products is crucial for the safety appraisal
and sources classification of human and environmental exposures. These products contain …

Review on inorganic pollutants in stormwater runoff of non-metal roofs

J Degenhart, B Helmreich - Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metal roofs have always been in the focus of stormwater runoff contamination. However,
other roofing materials are also suspected of releasing metals and other inorganic …

Roofing materials assessment: Investigation of five metals in runoff from roofing materials

N Winters, K Granuke, M McCall - Water Environment Research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
To assess the contribution of five toxic metals from new roofing materials to stormwater,
runoff was collected from 14 types of roofing materials and controls during 20 rain events …

Comparative assessment of the effect of storage vessels, thatched roof and industrial activity on harvested rainwater quality in south eastern, Nigeria using water …

ES Nicholas, PO Ukoha, JN Ihedioha - Discover Water, 2024 - Springer
Rainwater is usually harvested through catchment systems such as roofs or directly from the
sky for storage in different vessels for eventual use due to water scarcity which is as a result …

Heavy metal contamination of popular nail polishes in Iran

G Karimi, P Ziarati - Iranian Journal of Toxicology, 2015 - ijt.arakmu.ac.ir
Background: Toxic and hazardous heavy metals like arsenic, lead, mercury, zinc, chromium
and iron are found in a variety of personal care products, eg lipstick, whitening toothpaste …

Roof runoff water as source of pollution: a case study of some selected roofs in Orlu metropolis, Imo State, Nigeria

IF Chizoruo, IB Onyekachi - International letters of Natural sciences, 2016 - agro.icm.edu.pl
Samples collected from different runoffs; AR, GMR, TR, ASR, and DR for aluminum roof,
galvanized metal roof, thatch roof, asbestos roof and ambient rainfall respectively were …

Heavy metal contamination in stream water and sediments of gold mining areas of South Western Nigeria

MO Wasiu, OE Ayodele, TI Ayodele, OI Oluremi… - African journal of …, 2016 - ajol.info
This study assessed the seasonal variation in heavy metal contamination of stream water
and sediments in the gold mining area of Atakunmosa West local Government, Osun State …