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ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS POLLUTION IN SURFACE WATERS AND SEDIMENTS OF LOWER ORASHI AND SOMBRIERO RIVER SYSTEMS OF NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA

By: Chinedu Emmanuel Okoro , Ngozi Adefolake Ibrahim
Published: February 3, 2025
River waters and sediments of the marine ecological systems are habitats to diverse species and biodiversity for their position and complexities as major recipient of pollutants from natural and anthropogenic sources. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) account for the abiotic synthesis of materials resulting in carbon-based pollutions in the natural environment...

INVESTIGATING THE PHENOMENON OF HETEROSIS IN CUCUMBER VARIETIES FROM GIREI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE

By: Amina Fatimah Bello , Ibrahim Yusuf Dogo, John Michael Abubakar
Published: February 3, 2025
The present study was undertaken to study the heterosis of cucumber for yield and yield component traits. The experiment was conducted at Girei, Adamawa state. Ten F1 hybrids were developed by crossing five parental lines in half diallel crossing in 2023 and 2024. The six parents, Amarisa, Supermarketer, Marketmore, Poinsett...

ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN REMEDIATED SOILS FROM KWAWA AND KPEAN COMMUNITIES, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

By: A.E. Gobo , D. N Daniel, P. O Yuodeowei, T. J. K Ideriah
Published: February 3, 2025
The levels of Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in crude oil remediated soils in Khana LGA, Rivers State, in comparison with noncrude oil impacted soils which served as the control, was carried out in this study to ascertain the impact of the remediation exercise on soil...