Joshua Oluwatobi Akinola

University of Maryland Eastern Shore | UMES · Department of Natural Sciences

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) are of environmental interest because they are toxic to the aquatic fauna and flora. Hence, this study was carried out to provide baseline information on the level of TPHs in the coastal waters and species of Nigeria using standard methods. The TPH level in the water (4.07 mg/l) was low when compared with the tar...

Coastal waters of Ondo State, Nigeria have diverse assemblage of fish, yet there is dearth of information on its plankton composition. This study investigates plankton components in relation to physicochemical characteristics of the coastal waters bordering Olotu, Ayetoro and Bijimi in providing baseline information that can be used for planning an...

Edible aquatic brackish water shellfish (Nematopalaemon hastatus) obtained from the coastal waters of Ondo state, Nigeria was analyzed between 2017 and 2018 for the concentration of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs). TPHs level in the sampled species was measured using gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC/FID). Possible human health r...

The concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Pb and Ni) in topsoil samples around Obajana Cement Plc was determined to assess the impact of cement dust emitted from the factory environment. The analysis was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Samples of the topsoil were collected from the factory at various distance points. The...

The concentration of nine heavy metals in Oreochromis niloticus and Ipomoea aquatica inhabiting Agodi reservoir, Oyo State, Nigeria were investigated for twelve months. The concentrations of the metals were carried out using PG990 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The Ecological Risk Quotient (ERQ) was calculated using standard methods while the...

Abattoir wastewater (AWW) contains a high level of organic pollutants due to the presence of toxic contaminants such as blood, feces from animals, and detergents from cleaning activities. In this study, the wastewater from the slaughterhouse was treated with a cobalt-catalyzed persulfate oxidation reaction to determine how well persulfate works as...

The relationship among the morphology, population of crustaceans and water quality of the coastal marine waters of Ondo State, Nigeria, was assessed in order to accentuate the sustainability of biodiversity in the coasts. Standard methods were employed to identify and examine the effect of the environment on the crustaceans. The DO (7.58 mg/l), tem...

The concentration of nine heavy metals in Oreochromis niloticus and Ipomoea aquatica inhabiting Agodi reservoir, Oyo State, Nigeria were investigated for twelve months. The concentrations of the metals were carried out using PG990 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The Ecological Risk Quotient (ERQ) was calculated using standard methods while the...

The introduction of heavy metals into the aquatic ecosystems through the extensive exploitation and exploration of crude oil in Nigeria has become the subject of environmental risks. This study was carried out to assess the physico-chemical parameters, and concentrations of heavy metals (Mn, Cu, Pb, Fe, Zn, and Cd) in water, shrimps and sediments f...

The impairment of coastal waters as a result of microbial pollution have had a tremendous impact on living organisms and human health, and is a major challenge confronting the water industry and regulatory authorities.Thus, the current study was carried out between The results of the analyses of the water samples showed that temperature had the hig...

The introduction of heavy metals into the aquatic ecosystems through the extensive exploitation and exploration of crude oil in Nigeria has become the subject of environmental risks. This study was carried out to assess the physico-chemical parameters, and concentrations of heavy metals (Mn, Cu, Pb, Fe, Zn, and Cd) in water, shrimps and sediments f...