concentrations of lead (pb) were found in the shells of the oyster saccostrea cucullata and sediments in may 2010. samples were obtained at four sites on qeshm island, at three sites on hormoz island, and at three sites in lengeh port along the intertidal coast of the persian gulf of iran. the levels of pb in sediments and shells were analyzed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotom...

A meso-scale model was used to understand and describe the processes driving high ozone concentrations observed during both dry and monsoon seasons in monthly cli-matologies profiles over Lagos (Nigeria, 6.6 • N, 3.3 • E), obtained with the MOZAIC airborne measurements (ozone and carbon monoxide). This study focuses on ozone 5 enhancements observed in the upper-part of the lower troposphere, ar...

This study utilizes a decade long (2005-2014) monthly data of Total Column Tropospheric Ozone (TCTO) in Dubson units to evaluate the spatial and temporal trend of LAO over some major cities of West Africa, namely Lagos, Accra, Niamey, Abuja, Bamako, Dakar, Agadez, Conakry, Kano, and Ouagadougou which are either capital cites or major commercial hubs, where the population ranges from 0.09 millio...

INTRODUCTION There is limited knowledge about the associations of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the current prevalence and associations of H. pylori infection with breastfeeding practices, nutritional status, and recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in a group of apparently healthy children and adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria. METHOD...

Bricks in predicting its acceptability for housing in Lagos State, Nigeria. Author(s): Alagbe, O. A., Adewale, B. A. and Alagbe, T. O. (2014). Outlet: CIB Conference on Construction in Developing Countries and Its Contribution to Sustainable Development, Lekki, Lagos. Date: 28-30 January, 2014 Abstract: Compressed Stabilized Laterite Bricks (CSLBs) has been canvassed as a viable alternative to ...

Dept. of Business Administration Lagos State University, Ojo, Nigeria. * E-mail of the corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract This research work empirically examined the relationship between organizational effectiveness and factors like organizational performance, employee motivation, organizational environment and organizational competiveness. The study was conducted in five geo-p...

BACKGROUND Sickle cell anaemia is the most common genetic disorder worldwide as well as in Nigeria. Delay in the diagnosis of the condition constitutes an important cause of concern for caretakers of affected children. OBJECTIVE To determine the age at diagnosis in a population of children with sickle cell anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY The study was conducted between October and De...

An expansion of anthropogenic activity around Lagos lagoon, Nigeria, has raised concerns over increasing contaminants entering the lagoon's ecosystem. The embryotoxicity, teratogenicity and genotoxicity of sediment organic extracts from four sampling zones around Lagos lagoon, Ilaje, Iddo, Atlas Cove and Apapa, as well as the dominant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) identified in water ...