Publications by authors named "Edu J Inam"
Article Synopsis
- A study in Southern Nigeria assessed the presence and risks of 13 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in soil samples from commercial farms, finding that many farmers lacked protective equipment and training for safe pesticide use.
- Though detected levels of OCPs were mostly low and within safety limits, some specific pesticides (like α-HCH and β-HCH) showed higher concentrations in certain areas.
- Overall, the health risks from these pesticide residues were minimal, mostly linked to historical use rather than recent applications, with low non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk values reported.
Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in New Calabar River.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
August 2020
Concentration and human health risks of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd, As, Ni) in water, sediment, crab (Tympanotonus fuscatus) and periwinkle (Callinectes amnicola) were assayed in New Calabar River, Nigeria. Results revealed that concentration (mg/L) of the metals in water in the two seasons studied, ranged from 1.1E-2 ± 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEcological risks of phenolic endocrine disrupting compounds in an urban tropical river.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
July 2019
The distribution of emerging organic contaminants in drinking water sources in Africa is a subject with very scanty data and information. In order to fill knowledge gaps, we report here the distribution and potential ecological risks of three phenolic compounds (bisphenol A (BPA), 4-nonylphenol (NP), and 4-tert-octylphenol (OP)), which have been previously identified to have the potential of endocrine disrupting activity, in surface water and sediment of the New Calabar River. The compounds were quantified using GC-MS.
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