COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HEAVY METAL CONTENT OF VEGETABLE (Telfairia occidentalis) CULTIVATED IN BODO-CITY AND YEGHE IN GOKANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA  

2018-09-01
Comparative study of heavy metal content of vegetable leaves Telfairia occidentalis cultivated in Bodo-City and Yeghe in Gokana Local Government Area was conducted using atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

TOXICITY OF LOCAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFINED KEROSENE TO NITROBACTER SPECIES  

2018-09-01
The toxicity of local and industrial refined kerosene to Nitrobacter species was investigated. The water samples used were collected from Muu Bidera in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.

DETERMINATION OF Pb, Hg, Cd, Cu, Ni and V IN PERIWINKLE (TYMPANOTONUS FUSCATUS), CRAB (CALLINECTES PALI) AND FISH (RHODEUS AMARUS) FROM BODO RIVER.  

2018-09-01
This study was carried out to determine the concentration of Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), Vanadium, (V), Copper (Cu) and Nikel (Ni) in periwinkle (Tymponotonus fuscatus), crab (collinect pali) ...

INVESTIGATION OF AMMONIFICATION PROCESSESS IN GARDEN SOIL OBTAINED FROM ALODE, ELEME L.G.A, RIVERS STATE  

2018-09-01
Ammonification process in garden soil obtained from Alode, Eleme L.G.A, Rivers State was investigated. Samples were collected from locations treated with biomasses and sites treated with no wastes as control.

QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF OKORONUODO CREEK IN OBIO AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE  

2018-09-02
The water quality status or Okoro-nuodo creek was evaluated in this study. Water sampled were randomly sampled from upstream, midstream and downstream of the river and assessed for physico-chemical and ...

ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION OF MICROFLORA RHIZOSPHERE RHIZOPLANE NON RHIZOSPHERE SOIL OF SCENT LEAF (OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM)  

2018-09-02
The study was carried out to isolate, identify and enumerate the microflora Rhizosphere, Rhizoplane and non-Rhizosphere soil of scent leaf (Ocimum gratissimu) with the aim of characterizing the microorganisms associated ...

DETERMINATION OF EFFICIENCY OF CASSAVA SOYA BEAN AGAR AS MYCOLOGICAL MEDIUM USING Penicillium expansum INDICATOR  

2018-09-02
This study evaluated the cultivation of moulds on cassava soya 1bean agar (CSA) and sabouroud dextrose agar (SDA) Microbiological techniques were used. Results showed that the mould (Penieillium exapansum) grew ...

USE OF THREE LEAVED YAM (Dioscorea dumetorum) AS A MEDIUM FOR FUNGI CULTURE  

2018-09-04
This study evaluated the growth of fungi using Dioscorea dumetorum (Three leaved yam) as an altenative medium for the cultivation of fungi. Spread plate technique was used in the study. ...

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF HONEY ON SOME HUMAN PATHOGENS  

2018-09-04
The antimicrobial activity of the four concentration of honey (100%, 75%, 50% and 25% vv) against four species of bacteria; namely Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus. and ...

DETERMINATION OF BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METAL (COPPER) USING COCONUT FIBER IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM (COCOS NUCIFERA)  

2018-09-04
Heavy metals in water is one of the most important environmental problems in the world. The present study aim to determine the biosorption capacity of coconut fiber for copper in ...