Enegide Chinedu,Chukwuma Kelechukwu Chukwuemeka
Enegide Chinedu
Background: Heavy metals are known to elicit toxic effects which negatively affect human health. Crude oil is known to contain heavy metals and oil spills contaminate the environment and can result in human exposures to h...
Impact of Land Use on Concentrations of Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban Soils of Lagos, Nigeria [0.03%]
拉各斯城市土壤中潜在毒性元素浓度的陆地使用影响研究
Abimbola O Famuyiwa,Yetunde A Lanre-Iyanda,Olabode Osifeso
Abimbola O Famuyiwa
Background: Among soil contaminants, potentially toxic elements (PTE) are of major significance because they are ubiquitous, toxic and persistent. Chronic exposure of humans to these elements has been linked with developm...
Air Pollution Monitoring Around Residential and Transportation Sector Locations in Lagos Mainland [0.03%]
拉各斯主大陆地区居民区和交通地带的空气污染监测
Henry E Obanya,Nnamdi H Amaeze,Olusola Togunde et al.
Henry E Obanya et al.
Background: Industrialization and urbanization, while associated with increased productivity, are also potential causes of increased air pollution. Urban air quality has the potential to affect the health and wellbeing of...
Characterization, Spatial Variation and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals and a Metalloid in Surface Soils in Obuasi, Ghana [0.03%]
加纳奥巴苏市表层土壤重金属及类金属的特征、空间变化及其风险评估
Osei Akoto,Nesta Bortey-Sam,Shouta M M Nakayama et al.
Osei Akoto et al.
Background: Soil contamination with heavy metals and metalloids has become an increasingly important issue in recent years. Objectives: ...
Farmers' Perception of the Health Effects of Agrochemicals in Southeast Nigeria [0.03%]
东南尼日利亚农民对农药健康影响的认知
Chikamso C Apeh
Chikamso C Apeh
Background: Agrochemicals are used by farmers in Southeast Nigeria to increase crop yields and food production. However, farmers are often illiterate and do not follow precautions for their usage and application, increasi...
Sandra Page-Cook
Sandra Page-Cook
Competing Interests. The author declares no competing financial interests.
Stephen A Laico
Stephen A Laico
Background: Although pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world today, it does not receive consistent and commensurate public attention. ...
Relationship between Metal Pollution and Gene Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor II [0.03%]
金属污染与胰岛素样生长因子II基因表达关系的研究
Aziza A Saad,Amany El-Sikaily,Maher A Kamel et al.
Aziza A Saad et al.
Background: Metals pollution plays an important role in the regulation of gene expression through interference with signal transduction pathways which are important for cell bioactivity. ...
Review of Heavy Metals Pollution in China in Agricultural and Urban Soils [0.03%]
中国农业和城市土壤重金属污染研究进展综述
Eshetu Shifaw
Eshetu Shifaw
Background: The concentrations of heavy metals in soil and potential risks to the environment and public health are receiving increased attention in China. ...
Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds (Anti-freezing Agents) in Decorative Water-based Paints Marketed in Nigeria [0.03%]
尼日利亚市场上销售的装饰用水性涂料中的挥发性有机化合物（防冻剂）检测
Ajoke F Idayat Apanpa-Qasim,Adebola A Adeyi
Ajoke F Idayat Apanpa-Qasim
Background: Consumer products such as paints are a potentially significant source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxygenated VOCs. Paints for construction and household use have been rapidly changing from oil-bas...