Found 12 result(s) for "Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer"

Vol. 13, No. 2 (2025)

Assessment of Heavy Metal Levels in False Upside-down Catfish (synodondis Nigrita) and Shadfly (mayfly Nymph) From Kiri Reservoir, Adamawa State

Musa, Z. P., Edward, A., Jegede, O.I.

Assessment of Heavy metal levels in false upside-down Catfish (Synodondis nigrita) and Shadfly (Mayfly nymph) was conducted in Kiri Reservoir, Adamawa state, Nigeria. False upside-...

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Vol. 13, No. 1 (2025)

Heavy Metals Analysis in Water and Some Vegetables Samples From Michika Town, Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa State

Toma, I., Clifford, B. L., Duguri, J. E., Andrawus, V., Adarju, E., N.

The contamination of water sources and edible crops with heavy metals poses a significant threat to environmental quality and public health, particularly in regions with increasing...

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Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)

Assessment of the Level of Heavy Metals in Soil and Vegetables in Irrigation Farming Sites in Newbussa and Its Environment, Niger State, Nigeria

Olaifa, O.P., Akande, O.A., Yusuf, I.O., Zubairu, M.A., Iluyemi, C.A., Meduna, P.N.

Heavy metal contamination of vegetables is a great public health concern. Hence this study investigates concentration of heavy metals in leafy vegetables and soil from irrigation f...

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Vol. 10, No. 2 (2022)

Evaluation of Some Heavy Metals in Wetland Soil and Vegetable Sorrel (hibiscus Sabdariffa (l.) Cultivated in Mubi North Local Government Area, Adamawa State

I. D. Bake, H. E. Shehu, M. Samuel

This research aims at assessing the level of some heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Pb) contamination in wetland soil and vegetable sorrel (Hibiscus sabdariffa) cultivated in Mubi North Local ...

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Vol. 9, No. 2 (2021)

Evaluation of Proximate, Minerals and Phytochemical Composition of Ficus Ovata Leave Obtained In, Mubi North Local Government Area Adamawa State, Nigeria

Samuel Magili

The present study was conducted to evaluate the proximate, minerals and phytochemical composition of Ficus ovata leaves in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The pr...

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Vol. 8, No. 2 (2020)

Determination of Contamination Level of Jerky (kilishi) Sold in Mubi, Adamawa State

Vandi Vincent Jatau, Ismaila Yada Sudi

Kilishi is a crispy jerky, low moisture meat product with high nutrient content, prepared traditionally through different processes (slicing, drying, infusion, further drying and m...

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Vol. 7, No. 2 (2019)

Seasonal Variation of Heavy Metals in Q. Quelea, C. Gariepenus, N. Septemfascia and T. Swinderianus in Gyawana Ecosystem, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Buba, Z.M, Shinggu, D.Y

Heavy metals are metallic elements that are toxic and have high density, specific gravity or atomic weight, they occur naturally in the ecosystem with large variations in their con...

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Vol. 7, No. 1 (2019)

Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Farmland Soils and Potential Health Risk to Farmers in Mubi, Adamawa State (nigeria)

I.B. Bwatanglang

This study was conducted to establish a relationship between the heavy metals concentrations in farmlands soils and their potential health risks to farmers following either ingesti...

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Vol. 7, No. 1 (2019)

Comparison Between Mean Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Male and Female Cane Rats (thryonomys Swinderianus) in Gyawana Ecosystem, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Buba, Z. M

Many terrestrial ecosystems which include wild populations of small mammals are usually contaminated with potentially toxic trace elements from the accumulation of agricultural pes...

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Vol. 6, No. 2 (2018)

Determination of Some Heavy Metals in the Blood, Brain, Flesh and Liver of Quelea Birds (quelea Quelea) in Gyawana Ecosystem, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Buba, Z.M., Yusufu, S.D, Akan, J.C., , Shinggu, D.Y. 4

Heavy metals have a serious impact on the environment and can threaten the stability of an ecosystem. This study was conducted in Gyawana ecosystem, Adamawa State, Nigeria to deter...

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