Ekwumemgbo Patricia Adamma

Proximate and Anti-nutritional Constituents of Abelmoschus esculentus Grown in Fadaman Kubanni, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Ekwumemgbo Patricia Adamma, Sallau Mohammed Sani, Omoniyi Kehinde Israel & Zubairu Safiya Yusuf · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Aims: This work seeks to provide information on the proximate and anti-nutritional constituents of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) grown in Fadaman Kubanni farms where effluents from Zaria Industrial Estate are discharged, and compare it with that grown in Rafin Yashi (control) in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/9031

Chemical Fractionation of Copper, Manganese and Zinc in Dumpsite Soil Samples in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

Ekwumemgbo Patricia Adamma, Omoniyi Kehinde Israel & Sanni Habib Adinoyi · Chemical Science International Journal · 2013

Aims: In this research, sequential chemical extractions were performed to fractionate copper, manganese and zinc in dumpsite soil samples into six geochemical fractions with varying mobility and bioavailability. Study Design: Determination of chemical forms of metals in soils and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6001

An Evaluation of the As, Cd, Mn and Hg Contamination in Soils and Plants (Amaranthus spinusis) of Kaduna Metropolis Dumpsites

Omoniyi Kehinde Israel, Ekwumemgbo Patricia Adamma & Sanni Habibu Adinoyi · Physical Science International Journal · 2013

Aim: The study assesses the qualities of contaminated soils of ten municipal waste dumpsites in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals were analyzed in soils and plants of ten dumpsites across wet and dry season in Kaduna metropolis...

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