ABSTRACT Water quality is very important in the environment, because life depends on this, it's very good to check the quality of water time to time to check the rate at which it is been degraded. The objective of this work is to determine the physiochemical and heavy metal parameter of abattoir effluent to surface water and compare the standard to WHO. Two empty bottles were used to collect sample from the surface water, GPS was used to get the geographical coordinate and samples were taken ...
ABSTRACT The study areas (Water works, Ureje and Kurundu) are situated in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State, and lies within latitude 7°45'N and 7°25'N and longitude 5°60'E and 6°00'E respectively. The study area also falls within the basement complex of south western Nigeria. The dominant lithologies include migmatities, granite gneisses, quartzites, charnockites and granites. Physical, chemical and bacteriological evaluation of surface water in the study areas were carried out to...
ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to determine the value of bitter kola as feed ingredient and antimicrobial agent for laying hens and growing rabbits. Vitamin C and mineral analysis of the bitter kola showed that it contained 0.028 mg/g magnesium, 0.025mg/g calcium, 0.161mg/g potassium, 0.057mg/g phosphorus, 0.282mg/g sodium, 0.400mg/g chlorine, 0.073mg/g sulphur, 0.02mg/g Fe, 0.003mg/g zinc, 0.05 mg/g cupper, 0.012mg/g manganese and 11.43mg/100g vitamin C. In the first experiment, ...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to assess cassava farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in Abia State, Nigeria. It examined among other s, cassava farmers perceived effects of climate change, adaptation strategies used by cassava farmers’ and constraints that militate against cassava farmers adapting to climate change. Data were collected using structured questionnaire, complemented with interview schedule from 230 cassava farmers selected through multi-stage and simple...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the effects of selected rural development interventions on rural women in Imo State of Nigeria. The study determined the level of awareness and participation of rural women in the development projects, assessed the extent of intervention by development agencies, analyzed the effects of the selected intervention programmes on rural women’s socio economic conditions and also examined the constraints militating against rural women from benefiting in the inte...
ABSTRACT This study examines the trends, onset, cessation and growing season of rainfall over Akure using data obtained from the archive of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) Oshodi, Lagos, over the period of 1970-2005. Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was estimated from the available Rainfall records, Decadal analysis of Akure indicated 1991-2000as a wet decade, while 1981- 1990 was a dry decade. The onset and cessation dates were determined. The estimated parameters were subjecte...
ABSTRACT Flood risk assessment is an important component of risk management. This study aims to generate a GIS-based flood risk map that can facilitate proper planning of mitigation measures against future floods occurrences. This study uses GIS technique and remotely sensed data to assess the extent of urbanization in land use, and vegetation changes in Ado-Ekiti metropolis between 1986 and 2017. Digital Elevation Models (DEM), settlement maps and satellite imageries to assess the susceptibi...
ABSTRACT The need to improve soil fertility and enhance crop production has led to a renewed interest in the use of cocoa pod husk (CPH) in form of biochar, an organic fertilizer, relative to, mineral fertilizer as soil amendment. The deleterious effect of inorganic fertilizer, on the environment, has been enumerated and the global effect of CPH. Field experiment on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus ) fertilized with Biochar. deried from cocoa pod husks (CPH), was conducted at the Cocoa Research I...
AbstractSeveral irrigation systems or methods have been use by many people to efficiently provide water for crop productivity. Drip irrigation system has been a best method so far, supplying water to plant, maximizing water usage, it tends to be cost effective and reduces stress. The field experiment was conducted between January 2017 and March 2017 at the Teaching and Research Farm, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (lkole Campus). The experiment design used entail; two factorial laid in a random...
ABSTRACT A study was conducted to investigate changes that may occur in the soil due to conversion of forest land to plantation, fallow and arable lands. Four locations in two-agro-ecological zones at Ikole Local Government Area, Ekiti State, were used for this study. They are; Itapaji (L 1), Asin (L2); in rainforest agro-ecological zone and Odo-Ogo (L3), Odo-Ayedun (L4) in derived savannah. Soil parameters evaluated include particle size distribution, bulk density, saturated moisture conte...
ABSTRACTDrought is one of the a resultant effect of climate change and it is the naturally occurring phenomenon that exists when precipitation has been significantly below normal recorded levels, causing serious hydrological imbalances that adversely affect land resource production systems. Unlike many other natural hazards, drought develops slowly, making it difficult to pinpoint the onset and termination of an event. The environmental impacts of hydrological drought are Reduced stream flow ...
ABSTRACT Precipitation deficit and its daily, seasonal and annual oscillations are inherent characteristics of Nigeria's climate. Droughts are generally characterized by a prolonged and abnormal moisture deficiency. In drought studies it is important to characterize the start and end of a drought as well as its intensity, duration, frequency and magnitude. The objective of this study was to apply the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration index (SPEI) for drought assessment in the Be...
Abstract The Information on the effect of different land use systems on the aggregate stability and carbon sequestration is crucial for the recommendation of efficient land management practices. This study was conducted to evaluate the variation in aggregate stability and carbon sequestration under different land use systems in two agro ecological zones of south eastern Nigeria. The agro ecological zones were derived savannah and rainforest while the land use systems studied were cultivate...
ABSTRACT Cadmium (Cd) is a common environmental contaminant found in soils. Unlike other metals. Cd has no biological role, and is potentially toxic to microorganisms. The concentrations of cadmium in agricultural soils depend upon the amounts present in the parent rocks from which the soils form, the amounts added in the form of fertilizers and soil amendments, the amounts deposited onto soils from the atmosphere, and the amounts removed by harvested crops and by leaching. Its aim was t...
ABSTRACT Water is an important resource for almost all human activities like agriculture, industry, transportation, domestic uses and the proper functioning of the human body, The study examined the physiochemical properties and potentially toxic metals in hand-dug wells and boreholes in Ikole Ekiti and its Environs. Six functional hand-dug wells and six boreholes in the area were sampled and analyzed using standard procedures. Potential toxic metals were determined using Atomic Absorption S...