1. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION IN SOCIETIES
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- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Water can be said to be polluted when there is an introduction of a harmful substances in such a way that its natural qualities are so altered as to impure its usefulness or render i...
2. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GAS DETECTION SYSTEM
Problem Statement
Gas detectors are an essential application for home and commercial safety; they are also employed in numerous industrial industries. They are used in welding shops to detect combustibles and toxics and in nuclear plants, to detect combustibles. They a...
3. AN ANALYSIS OF BACTERIOLOGICAL OF WATER IN HALLS OF RESIDENCE IN UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
INTRODUCTION
Water has an essential role in life and is inextricably intertwined with it; without water, there would be no life. Because of this, it is essential that water always get the appropriate amount of attention at all times. The provision...
4. CHALLENGES OF WASTE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
Background Of The Study
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with over 160 million populations, has witnessed a rapid population growth over the past decades providing a large market for manufacturing industries and organizations. These industri...
5. THE BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER IN HALLS OF RESIDENCE IN UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
INTRODUCTION
Water is essential and inextricably linked to life; without water, there is no life. This is why water must be given the proper care at all times. Good drinking water is not a luxury; it is one of life's most basic necessities. As a res...
6. EFFECTS OF SANITATION PRACTICES ON THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS OF IGBO EFON IN ETI-OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAGOS STATE
Background to the Study
Poor environmental quality is widely recognized as posing a severe threat to social and economic development, as well as to human survival. Environmental deterioration, in the opinion of Adeniyi (2017), has a higher impact...
7. SANITATION PRACTICES AND IT'S IMPLICATION ON THE HEALTH OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
When it comes to preserving people's health, sanitation refers to both the policy and the practice of using sanitary practices. The World Health Organization (WHO), in their publication from 2014, defines sanitation as "...
8. THE ROLE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS IN WASTE RECYCLING
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Microorganisms are found virtually everywhere in the natural world, where they perform a wide variety of important tasks. Microorganisms like Halobacterium, which live in the Dead Sea, and Chlamydomonas nivalis, which is responsi...
9. DESIGN AND USE OF A MODEL CONSTRUCTED HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW WETLAND FOR TREATING TANNERY WASTEWATER BY MEANS OF AQUATIC PLANTS
Abstract
In this study, a Laboratory-scale Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland has been designed, and three replicas constructed, cultivated with selected locally available aquatic plants Phragmites australis,Polygonum salicifolium + Ipomoea carnea, respectively, with the thi...
10. ASSESSMENT OF WATER AVAILABILITY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN GORONYO RESERVOIR, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Climatic parameters are exposed to variation due to the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. Hence, it is essential to assess the water availability and demand under the climate variation in Goronyo Reservoir, Sokoto State Nigeria. since the supply of water is one of...
11. INVESTIGATION OF ANAEROBIC PROCESSES IN SEPTIC TANK AS A WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPTION
BACKGROUND
The septic tank system is the most widely used onsite treatment system for domestic wastewater. In fact, most developing countries (Nigeria inclusive) lack the technology and economic power to construct and operate sewerage systems for conveyance of domestic...
12. DEPURATION STUDIES ON KADUNA REFINERY WASTEWATER USING MODIFIED Cu-DOPED GOETHITE CATALYST
Excerpt from the Study
The following conclusions were be drawn from the work
1. Undoped goethite catalyst, copper doped (A) catalyst with 0.2 wt% Cu,copper doped (B) catalyst with 1.6wt% Cu and copper doped (C) catalyst with 3.3wt% Cuwere synthesized by precip...
13. DEVELOPMENT OF EUCALPYTUS TERETICORNIS COMPOSITE (BARKS AND LEAVES) ADSORBENT FOR ADSORPTION OF CHROMIUM (VI) AND LEAD (II) IONS FROM SIMULATED WASTEWATER
Abstract
The research titled Development of Eucalpytus tereticornis composite for chromium (VI) and lead (II) ions adsorption from simulated wastewater was aimed to establish the efficacy of Eucalpytus tereticornis composite as an adsorbent applied in the adsorption of Cr6+ and Pb2+ ion...
14. SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN LOCAL DYEING WASTEWATER USING NEEMMODIFIED GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE (g-C3N4)
ABSTRACT
The discharge of dyeing wastewater containing high concentration of contaminants from the local dyeing industry has caused a serious environmental concern. The present study reports the synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride and itsutilization in degradation of dyeing effluent p...
15. STUDY OF PHOTOCATALYTIC AND ADSORTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF PURE ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND CARBON-SULPHUR CO-DOPED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES FOR PURIFICATION OF DYE WASTEWATER
ABSTRACT
In this work, ZrO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by green method using Plumeria acuminata leaf extract via the variation of pH. Subsequently, carbon and sulphur were incorporated onto the lattice layer of the prepared ZrO2 nanoparticles by wet impregnation method. The prepared...
16. COAG-FLOCCULATION AND ADSORPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND VEGETABLE OIL WASTE WATER USING NATURAL MATERIALS
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM.
Industrial wastewater has been posing a serious threat to the world, especially the African continent where the industrial wastwater treatment technology has not been fully developed and implemented by the industrialists. The industrialists are more concerned w...
17. REMOVAL OF TURBIDITY FROM PAINT AND BREWERY INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS USING SEQUENTIAL COAG-FLOCCULATION AND ADSORPTION PROCESSES
ABSTRACT
The continuous industrial development in Nigeria has resulted in the generation of industrial wastewaters. Thwastewaters are usually discharged without proper treatment which affects the environment. There are severatechniques applied in the treatment of wastewaters but c...
18. EVALUATION OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN ABUJA FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING STRATEGY
ABSTRACT
Environmental pollution due to improperly managed wastewater has been a major challenge and of public health concern in Nigeria. Not many studies related to wastewater management have been carried out in Nigeria, hence the paucity of data on wastewater management in the country...
19. INVESTIGATION OF OIL/DIESEL CONTAMINATION AND WASTE WATER SEEPAGE USING 2-D ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY AND GROUND PENETRATION RADAR
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: Soil has many varying functions aside from providing the primary form for which plant exist and reproduce it also has the function of separating and absorbing while also restricting the mo...
