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Abstract: The radionuclides present in the environment transfer to plants through uptake from soil through roots and direct absorption through aerial parts of the plants. This work is aimed at assessing the level of radiological health risk associated with the intake of²³⁸U, ²²⁶R, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K present in afang and fluted pumpkin obtained from farm lands in Akwa Ibom State. The activity concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides in the samples, were measured using a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Detector. The mean activity concentration of radionuclides in fluted pumpkin were 26.34 ± 2.36 Bq/kg, 13.80 ± 1.22 Bq/kg, 26.44 ± 1.77 Bq/kg and 1349.58 ± 71.35 Bq/kg for ²³⁸U, ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K, respectively. The mean activity concentration of radionuclides in afang were 13.29±1.28 Bq/kg, 4.85±0.79 Bq/kg, 6.80±0.45 Bq/kg and 459.65±25.64 Bq/kg for ²³⁸U, ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K, respectively. The estimated mean values of absorbed dose in fluted pumpkin and afang were 79.05 nGy.y ^-1 and 28.97 nGy.y ^-1, respectively. The mean estimated values of excess lifetime cancer risk due to consumption of fluted pumpkin leaves and afang leaves were 0.0024 and 0.00027, respectively. All the plants had ECLR values within permissible limit of 0.0029. Estimated mean values of external hazard index and internal hazard index were 0.45, 0.15 and 0.52 and 0.18 in fluted pumpkin and afang samples respectively, these were all within the world reference value of 1. The mean values of Annual effective dose due to consumption of fluted pumpkin leaves and afang leaves were 0.68 µSv yr^-1 and 0.078 µSv yr^-1, respectively. These values are within and well below recommended reference value of 1000 µSv yr^-1 or 1 mSv yr^-1. Continuous evaluation and monitoring of activities of farmers through agricultural extension workers in the state would go a long way in providing Information on radionuclide levels in soil in different areas.

Keywords: Radionuclides, Radiological Health Risk, Afang, Fluted pumpkin.

Title: An Evaluation of the Radiological Health Risk Associated with the consumption of Afang (Gnetum Africanum) and Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia Occidentalis) Obtained from farms Lands in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Author: I. M. Essen, O. P. Akpan, J. I. Ukpong, E. O. Isaac.

International Journal of Recent Research in Physics and Chemical Sciences (IJRRPCS)

ISSN 2350-1030

Vol. 9, Issue 1, April 2022 - September 2022

Page No: 26-37

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Published Date: 03-August-2022

Abstract: One of the most available high-energy-density fuels is fossil oils. As a result, people from every corner of the globe have sought fossil oils. They are usually sourced away from internationally recognized sites. Therefore, long-distance transport is required during which oil leakages become a problem. Oil spills and chemical leaks occur regularly as oil production and marine traffic expand. The release of effluents from the oil and gas industry has posed a severe environmental problem as its disposal has not been effectively curbed. Resolutions have been made and are still being made to solve the problem. With this, works from several researchers have shown the feasibility and working progress of applying separation techniques to obtain valuable products from the effluents. One of the areas that have been majorly studied is the adsorption of oil using inorganic adsorbents. Noting that most of the inorganic adsorbents are expensive, the use of agricultural biomass as precursors for adsorbents is now being considered, as they are relatively cheaper means. This review reports the impact of oil spills on the environment and highlighted the remediation of oil spills with organic adsorbents.

Keywords: Environment; Fossil oil; natural adsorbents; oil spill; water treatment.

Title: TREATMENT OF OIL SPILLS WITH NATURAL SORBENTS: A REVIEW

Author: Olayemi Abosede Odunlami, Ebubechukwu Olive Odiakaose, Isaac Alfa Owoicho, Temitayo Elizabeth oladimeji, Francis Boluwaji Elehinafe

International Journal of Recent Research in Physics and Chemical Sciences (IJRRPCS)

ISSN 2350-1030

Vol. 9, Issue 1, April 2022 - September 2022

Page No: 16-25

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Published Date: 27-May-2022

Abstract: Environmental hazards control strategies in Nigeria have not fully yield the expected result have necessitated educational approach. Descriptive survey research decision was adopted for the study. The populations of the study comprised science students at tertiary institutions in ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria the example size of the study was three hundred and twenty (320), selected through a simple random samples technique. The research instruments that was used to collect data was self-developed by the researchers titled “rating scale on input of educational approach on environmental hazards control in ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria, fashioned on four likely ratings scale: strongly agreed(SA), agreed(A), disagreed(D), and strongly disagreed(SD). The research instrument was indicated by an expecting.

Test and means narrates, whole its reliability was above through test. Research method, 0.70 coefficient reliability was obtained. This research question was analysed using (description) Statistics (frequently cannot, simple percentages and hecon), while inferential statistics (spearman ranking correlation coefficient) was used to analysed data generated on research hypothesis based on the findings of the study conclusion were that thought the teaching and leanings of environmental education purpose interactions and knowledge of the environments outlets be improves and enhanced. Based on the conclusions., recommendations were made therefore made that, teachings and learning of (EE) should be made compulsory.

Nigerians schools also, curriculums should be restructured on (EE) and so on.

Keywords: inputs, Educational approach, Hazards, environmental, Techniques and Learning.

Title: AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY ON MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN ONDO AND EKITI STATES, NIGERIA

Author: ERINSAKIN, MARTINS OJO, AWOGOKE, FRANCISCA OLUFUNKE, AKINBEBIJE JOHN

ISSN 2350-1030

International Journal of Recent Research in Physics and Chemical Sciences (IJRRPCS)

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Abstract: Instant flour was produced from tigernuts and was blended with yellow cassava flour at different levels of constitution (YCF:TNF- 100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50). Improved instant cassava fufu was produced from the flour blends. The flour blends were analyzed for their functional, proximate, anti-nutritional and microbial properties using standard analytical methods. The sensory properties (colour, flavor, taste, after-taste, mouth feel and overall acceptability) of the improved fufu produced from the different flour blends were also determined. The result of the analysis shows that the blends of YCF: TNF- 70:30, 60:40, 50:50 had the highest rating in all parameters tested including the overall acceptability. Also the analysis of variance carried out shows a mean score with P-value˂0.05 to confirm that yellow cassava may be improved with tigernuts flour at 30%, 40%, and 50%, levels for the diabetic patients.

Keywords: Yellow cassava flour, tiger nut, total viable count, oil absorption capacity, least gelation concentration.

Title: PRODUCTION AND TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPROVED YELLOW CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA) FUFU FORTIFIED WITH TIGERNUT (CYPERUS ESCULENTUS) FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS

Author: Nnaji Gabriel Onyebuchi

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Abstract: Contaminated soil with heavy metals may be an environmental hazard and sources of exposure. In order to estimate the effects and potential risks associated with elevated heavy metal concentrations in the study area, the fraction of total metals that is bioavailable was identified using the modified Tessier sequential extraction procedure and the atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS). The extent of pollution of soil environment was evaluated using, contamination factor (CF), geochemical accumulation index (Igeo), pollution load index (PLI), degree of contamination (CD) and the total enrichement factor (R). Obtained results show that the mean concentration values of heavy metals were 30.404, 4.073, 339.00, 60.00, 209.00, 49.66, 27.60, 486.00, 48.10, and 0.0072 mg/kg for Fe, As, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, Hg, Ni and Cd respectively. The trend of metals mean concentration in the study area is Fe>As>Hg>Mn>Zn>Cu>Cr>Ni>Pb>Cd; in the control area the trend is As>Fe>Mn>Zn>Hg>Cu>Ni>Cr>Pb>Cd. The concentrations of Hg, Zn, Cu, Ni, As, and Mn in the study area exceeded the world thresholds limits of 0.05, 50, 36, 35, 0.39 and 12 mg/kg respectively according to WHO and FAO standard which poses a great risk to humans and the environment.

Keywords: Heavy metals, Pollutant, Carcinogenicity, Hazard, Toxicity, Environment, Genotoxicity.

Title: Fractionation of Heavy Metals in soil from the Vicinity of a Plastic Manufacturing Company in Enugu Metropolis

Author: Nnaji, Gabriel O.

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International Journal of Recent Research in Physics and Chemical Sciences (IJRRPCS)

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