Eventual ecotoxicological risks associated with the presence of hazardous metals depend on their identity, chemical forms of association in soil, mobility and bioavailability. Based on this understanding, determination of the chemical form of a metal in soil is important. Sequent...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/16340
The hydrodistilled essential oil obtained from the leaves of Pachira aquatica Aubl. growing in Nigeria was analyzed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Six constituents representing 99.8% of the o...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/16319
Studies were carried out on the leaves of Cassia alata. The leaf powder of Cassia alata was extracted with 80% ethanol defatted with n-hexane and resolved into water-soluble and water insoluble parts. The water-soluble part was then extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract wa...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/16171
The essential oil, obtained by hydrodistillation in an all glass Clevenger apparatus, from the air-dried leaves of Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam.) growing in Nigeria was analyzed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrome...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/16454
The effect of indoor air drying on the mass of irrigated and rain-fed green and black olives has been investigated in the present study. Mass loss data were collected over a drying period of about four months. Several measurements were carried out on the pit and pulp fractions of...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/15127
The research was carried out to assess physicochemical and metal qualities of sewage effluent from Durumi in Gudu District of FCT, Abuja. Sewage effluent samples were collected during the dry and rainy seasons in 2014, and analyzed for some physicochemical parameters and heavy me...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14220
Aims: Biochar produced from different waste biomass has been documented as an adsorbent for heavy metal removal from contaminated water. In present study, Banana peduncle which considered as waste, but abundantly available and have high biomass was selected for production of bioc...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/16163
Aim: To identify, isolate and characterize the chemical compounds in a popular herbal product consumed in Nigeria. Study Design: Experimental study. The use of herbal medicine is a global practice. In Nigeria, a significant percentage of the population rely on herbal medicine to...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/15653
Composite blends were formulated from guna protein/cellulose based biomaterials. The blends ratios prepared using solution method to produce blends ratios of (90/10 to 0/100). These were subjected to soil burial tests from 20 days through 80 days. FTIR analysis was carried on the...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12722
An Ubbelohde viscometer was used to study the miscibility properties of Khaya senegalensis (KS gum) and Acacia senegal (AS gum) blends in dilute solution when the blends were subjected temperature rise, increase in concentration and as well as on effect of some inorganic salts. T...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/13207