Among the most hazardous environmental issues nowadays is heavy metal pollution. One efficient technique for eliminating wastewater that contains heavy metals is adsorption. In order to assess an adsorbent's effectiveness and construct an adsorption system, the maximal adsorption...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i2326
Dopamine hydrochloride (C₈H₁₁NO₂•HCl) is a stable, water-soluble salt form of dopamine, crucial for regulating motor control, reward mechanisms, and cognitive functions. In this study, a 0.1 M solution of dopamine hydrochloride was prepared, and its pH was measured, followed by d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i2325
Heavy metals are a major source of water pollution in developing countries. One inexpensive technique for removing heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions is adsorption with a cheap adsorbent. This study focused into sulfuric acid-modified tea waste as a low-cost alternative adso...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i2324
There has been an increase in solid waste generation due to urbanization and improper dumping of wastes in developing countries like Nigeria causing severe adverse effect and impact on human health and the environment. This study was conducted to determine the level and associate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i2323
The primary aim of this research was to assess heavy metal, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), and total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) loading in soils around selected automobile workshops in Port Harcourt Metropolis and associated environmental risks. The study was carried ou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1322
Background: Bioactive compounds (BACs) are active ingredients responsible for the biological activities of some animal and medicinal plant extracts. Among the plants foods considered as functional foods due to the presence of such BACs compositions, are cocoyam (CY), soya bean (S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1321
Pyrolytic oil usually contains high nitrogen and sulphur content which reduces its efficiency in addition to posing crucial environmental and health concerns. Hence the need for desulphurization and denitrogenation of pyrolytic oil obtained from waste tire for efficient applicati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1320
Alkylphenols (APs) and Alkylphenols ethoxylates (APEs), are ubiquitous estrogenic chemicals, widely distributed in fish due to their persistence and lipophilicity. This study determined levels of APs and APEs, and the associated human health risk in two fish species, 16 Labeo cou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1319
This study investigates the adsorption potential of silver nanocomposite synthesized from avocado pear seed for the removal of copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions. The agro waste underwent treatment processes such as chemical, physical and hydrothermal synthesis giving rise t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1318
Aim: In this study, the antioxidant and antisickling properties of Mucuna pruriens and Gossypium hirsutum leaves were determined. Study Design: Experimental studies. Place and Duration of Study: A patient with confirmed sickle cell disesase blood was got from the hematology unit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1316