Dot-science was launched in 2015 as a new academic top-level domain aimed to provide ‘a dedicated, easily accessible location for global Internet users with an interest science’. The main objective of this work is find out the general scholarly usage domain. In particular, following three questions are pursued: (number web domains registered dot-science), purpose (main function and category web...

There has been an increase in the general spending and consumption habit of people, consequence which is quantity municipal solid wastes (MSW) being generated particularly urban areas. Yola, capital Adamawa State northeast region Nigeria area also its share problems associated with management. In addition, city like most other cities experiences inadequate electricity supply. Hence need for thi...

Industrial production has brought increased wellbeing in the last years, but amount of solid waste undoubtedly increased. Thus, open dumpsites and landfills have been created throughout world, with serious impacts on environment public health. In such a context, occupational health safety (OHS) issues related to workers that deal landfill characterization or management not considered sufficient...

Abstract Inadequate collection and improper disposal of municipal waste have a direct negative impact on cities. Disease occurrence in Obio-Akpor (Port Harcourt metropolis, Nigeria) was suspected linked to the proliferation dumpsites proximity residential households. Evidence showed frequent incidence diseases outbreak coupled with topographic coastal nature morphological propelling dynamics se...

This study conducts a comparative assessment of two dumpsites (abandoned and active dumpsite) around Osogbo metropolis Osun State Nigeria. Ten selected heavy metals (HMs) such as arsenic, copper, cobalt, cadmium, chromium, iron, nickel, manganese, lead zinc were determined. The soil samples collected, at strategic points to revealed variation in samples. concentrations HMs quantitatively determ...

Groundwater is an important source of water. Since the control and removal of pollution are expensive, it is essential to identify the possible sources of contamination and to correctly classify groundwater on the basis of its intrinsic and integrated vulnerability. In the last years, many fuzzy models have been developed. There is a lack, however, of studies concerning the application of fuzzy...