OBJECTIVE The main objective of this paper is to assess the impact of various vehicular traffic densities on lead (Pb) accumulations in some environmental components in Katsina, a semi-arid urban area of Nigeria. METHODS This was achieved by collecting and analyzing samples of surface soils, fruits, kernels, leaves, and barks of Balanites aegyptica from locations of different vehicular traffi...

A study was carried out to isolate and characterize salt-tolerant beneficial bacteria from the soil collected rhizosphere of a halophytic plant (Suaeda nudiflora) Gosaba, 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal, India located in Sundarbans delta during January 2018. The physicochemical analysis showed that alkaline nature with high salinity. organic carbon, total nitrogen available phosphorus status w...