Smoking and/or grilling, when carried out with traditional methods involving direct contact
with wood combustion fumes, is responsible for high contamination levels with carcinogenic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are common toxic pollutants found in the aquatic
environment, and the assessment of their impact on biota is of considerable concern. The …

Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis is among the most widely used
bioindicators, and anthracene (AN) is one of the most commonly found hydrocarbons in the …

The widespread distribution of petroleum products arising from the rapid growth of the
petroleum industry in Nigeria has resulted in the pollution of the environment through oil …

In this study, the concentration levels of the probable carcinogenic PAH fractions, benzo [a]
pyrene (BaP) and benzo [k] fluoranthrene (BkF) in fillets of some processed fish species …

The effects of smoking on proximate composition, energy values and concentrations of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in raw and smoked samples of …

Public awareness on the safety of meat and meat products is heightened by the day solely
due to reports from most health institutions across the country. The use of all sorts of …

Heavy metals concentrations such as lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd) and Copper (Cu) were
analyzed in muscles and gills of fresh water tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) collected …

Heavy metals in small amounts or in excess of permissible limits in aquatic organisms may
pose a health risk to their consumers. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of …

The composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils within the vicinities of
hot mix asphalt (HMA) production plants in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, was investigated. Soil …