Haematological Changes Induced by Municipal Solid Waste in Wild Rats (Rattus rattus)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorOladele, E.O
dc.contributor.authorAdewumi, O.O
dc.contributor.authorTaiwo, I.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-28T12:20:26Z
dc.date.available2019-08-28T12:20:26Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe effect of the exposure of landfill pollutants on haematology, body and organ weights of Rattus rattus was investigated. The potential hazards of this landfill on the haematology of the exposed rats were investigated. Weights of rats in the control group (232.6g) were significantly higher (p<0.05) than the exposed wild rats (167.6g). The Packed Cell Volume, PCV (%) of rats exposed to landfill pollutants was found to be 32.0 ± 13.9 while that of control rat was 43.4 ± 4.7. Haemoglobin (g/dl) of control rats was observed to be 14.2 ± 1.2 while that of exposed rats was 10.0 ± 4.1. The constituents of the municipal waste especially heavy metals probably aggravated the observed changes in the blood parameters. The experimental results indicated that exposure to landfill pollutants may lead to ill health particularly anaemia. Also, exposure to municipal solid waste landfill may induce haematological alterations in humans as evident in the wild rats studied.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdewumi, O.O, Oladele E.O and Taiwo I.A. (2018): “Haematological Changes Induced by Municipal Solid Waste in Wild rats (Rattus rattus)’’. Nig. Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology (NIJEST). Uniben : 2 (2).181-185en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN (electronic): 2616-0501
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4829
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology (NIJEST)en_US
dc.subjectLandfillen_US
dc.subjectSolid Wasteen_US
dc.subjectHaematologyen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Pollutionen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleHaematological Changes Induced by Municipal Solid Waste in Wild Rats (Rattus rattus)en_US
dc.title.alternativeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
municipal wastes on rats.pdf
Size:
668.09 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Education- Scholarly Publications