Increases in ore mining, metal smelting activities, and several other industrial practices in recent times have brought about contamination of soils at higher levels; these have prompted concerns on the consequent effects on the local and global ecosystem. Various remediation technologies have often been sought to meet the challenges. This study therefore seeks to assess the potential of cashew...

Recently most farmers in developing country like Nigeria has resulted to the use of solid wastes as compost replenish deteriorated soils while some are farming on abandoned waste dumpsite due their richness organic matter. This study assessed soil nutrient and fertility status by investigating influence (if any) physical chemical properties around Lapite for environmental sustainability. Ten sa...

This study assessed the effect of dumpsite and vehicle exhaust on green leaf vegetable (Amaranthus hybridus), Jute-ewedu (Corchorus olitorius), spinach oleracea) by examining heavy metal distribution in three vegetables from Ipaja farm (farm near a dumpsite), Ikola close to tarred road) compared with concentration metals Shasha (a secluded farm) World Health Organisation/ Food Agriculture Organ...

Leachates from selected open dumpsites in Port Harcourt region were analysed for radiometrics and heavy metal parameters. For radiometrics, gamma ray spectroscope was used while Heavy parameters spectrophotometer. These compared among the of different study areas established international standard FEPA WHO/INIS used. Dumpsites leachates show mean potassium 40K(71.715± 0.3 Bq kgl-), Uranium 238U...

Aim: The study evaluated the heavy metals and contamination status of soil around active abandoned waste dumpsites in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria.
 Methodology: Five samples were collected at topsoil (0-15cm depth) a regular distance 20m, 40m, 60m, 80m 100m from center control plot. analysed for (Cu, Cr, Cd, Fe, Pb Zn), pH total Organic C (TOC) using standard laboratory analyses indi...

Maize is a vital nutritional cereal for the infants, young children and adults. The environment which they are cultivated in Africa could expose to metal accumulations from soils, thereby posing health risks consumers. objectives of this study were determine maize grains (Zea mays L.) close Gosa Gwagwalada solid waste dumpsites their via consumption. A total 36 soil samples (12 each dumpsite so...