Due to the increasing food demand as well as pest infestation, the use of insecticides in agriculture is increasing. In low income countries, poor training among farmers combined with the use of multiple insecticides may ...

Anthropogenic activities are polluting the water resources thereby affecting the diversity of aquatic macro-invertebrates through indiscriminate waste disposal into the river. Macro-invertebrates serve as bio-indicators ...

This study investigated the extent of well water contamination through infiltration of coliform bacteria from sewage pits. This is to establish the possible relationship between sewage pit location and coliform counts of ...

Abattoir wastes comprise of several pollutants and pathogens which could result in public health risks. Hence, this study investigated the bacteriological profiling of some abattoir environments (Odo-Owa abattoir market, ...

Odonates are abundant and important members of aquatic fauna of a variety of freshwater ecosystems. Ecologically, dragonflies and damselflies are good indicator of the condition of terrestrial as well as aquatic ecosystems. ...

Bisphenol A (BPA), has been frequently identified in aquatic environments and biota. It is an anthropogenic industrial chemical, which is widely used as a monomer or additive in the production of polycarbonates, epoxy ...

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Globally, malaria remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality especially among children and pregnant women. A multi-centre ...

The research investigated the effect of temperature on the toxicity of cypermethrin and Dichlorvos on (Culex quinquefiastus). The insects were reared under laboratory condition and exposed to different concentrations of ...

Fresh tomato fruits are inherently more liable to deterioration under tropical conditions characterized by high ambient temperatures and humidity. The economic loss as a result of spoilage and proliferation of microorganisms ...

This study involved investigations into the effect of four packaging materials namely, CP (cement paper), CP + BL (cement paper plus dry banana leaves), PG5μm (5μm gauge polythene) and PG10μm (10μm gauge polythene) on the ...