Lake Nokoué, the largest source of fish products in southern Benin, is unfortunately threatened by advanced chemical pollution. The objective of this study is to assess the level of contamination of the lake's water-sediment matrix by trace metals, agricultural pesticides, hydroc...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6967
The adsorption of adenine on montmorillonite (MMT) clay, both in its natural form and exchanged with divalent cations (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Ni²⁺), was investigated under varying pH, temperature, and concentration conditions to gain insights into the role of mineral surfaces in prebiotic m...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6966
Gounedmanega Idrissa Kafando, Martine Kone, Boukaré Kaboré, Adama Kindo, Yssouf Karanga, Ali Iname, Rose Yamma, Bienvenue Joceline Sawadogo, Seydou Tamboura, Succès Malundama Kutangila & Moussa Bougouma·International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry·2025
Surface water and groundwater are subject to significant degradation due to human activities. The aim of this study is to evaluate the capacity of methylene blue removal by adsorption on activated carbon derived from corn cobs, activated by H3PO4. The corn cobs were pyrolyzed at...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6965
The study focuses on assessing the impact of industrialization on local water quality and the environment in the Mahasamund region, Chhattisgarh. Its main objective is to analyze physicochemical parameters of water and wastewater and relate them to BIS (IS: 10500) and WHO standar...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6964
This research was carried out to assess the impacts of anthropogenic activities on heavy metal concentrations in water and sediments in Eniong River, Nigeria. The study was carried out for a period of twelve months, covering both the wet and dry seasons. Water and sediment sample...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6963
Breast cancer is a major public health issue and justifies the ongoing search for new active and selective molecules. In this study, a QSAR (Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship) model was developed to predict the anticancer activity of a series of phthalocyanine derivati...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6962
Malaria remains a public health problem requiring pharmacological innovation in antimalarial drugs. Therefore, their study is of great interest in providing a rapid and less costly route to the development of new, more effective antimalarial drugs. The molecular dipole moment and...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6961
In this study, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) under sunlight irradiation was investigated using a TiO₂–CuO/hydroxyapatite (HAp) composite catalyst. To enhance the photocatalytic efficiency of conventional semiconductor photocatalysts, TiO₂–CuO/HAp composite...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6959
This work aims to evaluate the ability of Kombé clays, in the Republic of Congo, to adsorb chromate and nitrate ions in water. To do this, we first characterized the clay to obtain information on its physicochemical and mineralogical properties. We then performed chromate and nit...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6958
Knowledge of the distribution of key elements in natural waters is a crucial variable in evaluating geochemical processes and optimising environmental conditions. This work assessed the Nwaniba River in Akwa Ibom State to calculate the spatial distribution, contamination status o...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i6957