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Crude oil pollution

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Link between Oil Pollution and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Chukwunenye T Kanu & Ezinne C Iwunze · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Oil exploration in the Niger Delta has led to severe environmental pollution. This study investigates the association between exposure to crude oil and adverse pregnancy outcomes.  Study Design:  This was a comparative cross-sectional study of the differences in adverse pregnancy...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i51012

Molecular Characterisation and Plasmid Profiling of Hydrocarbon Utilizing Bacteria Isolates from Wetlands in Rivers State, Southern Nigeria

D. N. Ogbonna, P. M. Chibuike & J. O. Williams · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

Wetlands can intercept runoff from surfaces prior to reaching open water and remove pollutants through physical, chemical, and biological processes thereby protecting and preserving the environment.  Because of unsustainable oil exploration activities, most wetlands in Rivers Sta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i730334

Microbiology and Heavy Metal Content of Wetlands Impacted by Crude Oil Pollution in Rivers State, Southern Nigeria

Mebom Princess CHIBUIKE, David N. Ogbonna & Janet Olufunmilayo WILLIAMS · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

Wetland soils constitute vast, under-exploited and sometimes undiscovered ecologies in many countries of the World, including Nigeria. A total of 54 wetland soil samples including surface and subsurface soil at depths of 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm were collected using a sterile hand au...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i230296