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...
Aims: The study is aimed to examine the adsorptive characteristics of the main salivary protein, mucin onto Ti surfaces and compare the scientific data with that onto CaHap; towards elucidating the biocompatibility of these two candidates in biomedical applications. Place and Dur...
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6001
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...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9031