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Sustainable generation of bioethanol from sugarcane wastes by Streptomyces coelicolor strain COB KF977550 isolated from a tropical estuary.
(Elsevier B.V. on behalf of African Institute of Mathematical Sciences / Next Einstein Initiative, 2021-01)The damaging effect and challenges associated with the use of fossil fuel is enormous and very costly. Biofuels could be obtained from plant biomass wastes which are known to be sources of environmental pollution and ... -
Studies on the chemical constitution of the cell-wall lipooligosaccharide from Campylobacter coli, Labet 227
(Elsevier, 1989-06-03)The lipo-oligosaccharide (LOS) from Campylobacter coli Labet 227 was extracted by aqueous phenol. After delipidation and gel chromatography, two oligosaccharides were isolated. The higher molecular weight material OS (I) ... -
Studies on the antigenic S-type lipopolysaccharides of Brucella abortus strains 7 and Mustapha
(Elsevier, 1989-06)Antigenic phenol phase S-type lipopolysaccharides (LPS) isolated from Brucella abortus (B. abortus) strains 7 and Mustapha were observed to have 13C n.m.r. spectra which were almost identical to the one reported for the ... -
Determination of toxic metal concentrations in flametreated meat products, ponmo
(African Journal of Biochemistry Research, 2009)Cowhides ‘ponmo’ prepared by various and unknown processing methods were purchased from several markets in Lagos and environs and the contents of lead, cadmium, chromium, zinc, mercury and arsenic were determined before ... -
Antibiotics, algal evaluations and subacute effects of abattoir wastewater on liver function enzymes, genetic and haematologic biomarkers in the freshwater fish, Clarias gariepinus
(Elsevier Inc., 2021-01-30)Abattoirs are positioned close to freshwaters in most developing countries where untreated wastewaters are discharged into with potential risk to aquatic life such as fish and ultimately human health. We assessed physicochemical ... -
Sustain Life Below Water, Save Livelihoods & Human Health: Evidence-Based Recommendations
(University of Lagos, 2020-12-28)catch and adverse impacts on fisheries.The current environmental standards for Nigerian coastal waters do not include these priority and emerging pollutants. This has implications for sustainability of aquatic organisms ... -
Biomonitoring of aquatic pollution: status and trends from genomics to populations
(The Nigerian Academy of Science, 2020-12-31)Biomonitoring offers an appealing tool for the assessment of pollution in aquatic ecosystem. Biological processes, species, or communities of bioindicators are used to assess the quality of the environmentand ... -
SDG 14 -life below water: trend and trajectory in Nigeria
(The Nigerian Academy of Science, 2020-12-31)Guest Editorial for the Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science (Themed Edition on Sustainable Development Goal 14) -
Taxonomic profiling of bacteria and fungi in freshwater sewer receiving hospital wastewater
(Elsevier, 2021)ronment with cumulative effect on its healthiness. Understanding the taxonomic profile of microorganisms in the impacted systems is required to establish taxa that are bio-indicators of toxicants, and provide possible ... -
Utilization of tannic acid by bacteria in tropical aquatic and soil environments
(Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 2020)Two bacterial strains designated as EO1 and EO2, were isolated by selective culture enrichment from Lagos lagoon water and mangrove soil samples. They were subsequently identified based on morphological and physiological ... -
EVALUATION OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR FILTERING AND ISOLATING SPAMMED MESSAGES
(FUTA JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE, 2020-04-13)The use of mobile application is rising on daily basis as they offer a wide range of services and at the same time elevating the fee of those services. Short Message Service (SMS) is considered one of the most commonly ... -
Physicochemical characteristics, animal species diversity and oxidative stress responses in dominant fish from an impacted site on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
(Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2020-08-24)The evaluation of biomarkers in resident fisheries of aquatic ecosystems is important for risk assessment of such ecosystems. In this study, surface water and sediment physicochemical characteristics, macrobenthic invertebrate ... -
A Solution-Based Position Paper of the Nigerian Young Academy on Sex-for-Grades Menace Across Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
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Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Rhodococcus Pyridinivorans FF2 and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa F4b Isolated from Sediments of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
(Biogeneric science and Research, 2020)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are widespread environmental pollutants that need urgent attention because of their toxicity. Development of microbial inoculants for PAH bioremediation is a potential avenue by which ... -
A Cloud-Based Access Regulatory Model for the People Living with HIV in South Africa
(International Journal of Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics, 2020-06-13)Information about the rampant nature of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Africa, particularly South Africa is no more a news. There is a global awareness on this. In spite of the ubiquitous nature of this ailment, ... -
Acute toxicity and genotoxicity of sublethal concentrations of sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium tripolyphosphate against Clarias gariepinus (The African Sharptooth Catfish)
(Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2020-06)Personal care products (PCPs) are emerging pollutants which have been detected in aquatic environments and are potentially toxic to aquatic organisms. The acute toxicity of two (2) PCPs - sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and ... -
Sublethal concentrations of dichlorvos and paraquat induce genotoxic and histological effects in the Clarias gariepinus
(The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology/Korea Society for Environmental Analysis, 2020-08)Non-target aquatic organisms such as fish may be impacted by agricultural activities through the run-off of pesticides from farms into aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the genotoxic (erythrocytic micronuclei) and ... -
Effects of cadmium perturbation on the microbial community structure and heavy metal resistome of a tropical agricultural soils
(Bioresources and Bioprocessing (BIOB) Springer Open, 2020)The effects of cadmium (Cd) contamination on the microbial community structure, soil physicochemistry and heavy metal resistome of a tropical agricultural soil were evaluated in field-moist soil microcosms. A Cd-contaminated ... -
Effects of cadmium perturbation on the microbial community structure and heavy metal resistome of a tropical agricultural soil.
(SpringerOpen, 2020)The effects of cadmium (Cd) contamination on the microbial community structure, soil physicochemistry and heavy metal resistome of a tropical agricultural soil were evaluated in field-moist soil microcosms. A Cd-contaminated ... -
Cassava wastewater and solid waste leachate as cyanogenic substrates for the growth of Nitrile and Linamarin-utilizing bacteria
(University of Brawijaya, 2019)The direct discharge of wastewaters containing cyanogenic compounds poses se-vere health hazards, hence this study aimed to establish the biodegradative poten-tial of nitrile and linamarin utilizing bacterial strains in ...
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