Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)

Published: 2025-05-28

Articles

CHARACTERIZATION OF AIRBORNE MYCOFLORA IN ACADEMIC BUILDINGS OF A TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN RIVERS STATE

Grace Chiamaka Nwachukwu , Kelvin Tamunoemi Briggs

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15497570

Atmospheric pollution has become one of the most pressing problems of our age, and the involvement of indoor air poses a potential threat to the health and well-being of the populace. This study therefore, focused on assessing indoor airborne fungi in some buildings in a Tertiary Institution in
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MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF SACHET WATER IN RUMUEPIRIKOM, PORT HARCOURT: FOCUS ON VIRULENCE ATTRIBUTES

Iniobong Kufre Etim , Idongesit Mercy Udoh

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15497572

Population and virulent attributes of bacteria in some commonly consumed sachet water supplies in Rumuepirikom area of Port Harcourt were investigated using Aerobic Plate Count and Most Probable Number (MPN) techniques. Fifty (50) samples of sachet water were analyzed, and comprised of 10
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MICROBIAL ASSESSMENT OF CONTACT SURFACES IN POULTRY SHOPS AND ABATTOIRS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Emeka Chinedu Okafor , Chukwudi Emmanuel Nwafor

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15497574

Bacteriological screening of environmental sources of contamination was carri ed out in River States Different Local market (abattoir) and retail outlets. A total of 100 swab samples from different contact surfaces were collected and analysed from the abattoir and retail outlets, These samples
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PLANT GROWTH RESPONSE TO AMENDED CRUDE OIL-POLLUTED SOIL: A STUDY ON BEANS, GARDEN EGG, AND CUCUMBER

Ebiowei Tamunopriye West

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15497577

Studies on the growth parameters of beans, garden egg and cucumber, grown on crude oil polluted soil using the leaf litter of Terminalia catappa and hydrogen peroxide as amendments were carried out in Rivers State University Agricultural farm. A complete block design was employed for the
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