» ABSTRACT This project work was undertaken to assess the state of ground water(borehole and well water) and its health implications in Warri metropolis using Uvwie, Udu and Effurun Local Government Area. Samples were collected in six different locations in Warri metropolis. The analysis was cen…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Petroleum industry has become the mainstay of the overall economy of Nigeria, accounting for about 90 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earrings, about 20 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product, and about 85 per cent of the Federal Gov…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of soil erosion on settlement in Agbor, and its environs. It identifies the problems, conservation, strategies, control techniques and suggest proper management practices. The study adopts the survey research design in data collection through administra…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Environmental degradation and biodiversity depletion are crucial and disturbing topics among environmentalist today (David, 2014). Probing into the root cause of this problem and the consequences of our actions is the first step to…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study This study focuses on the environmental impacts of flooding on agricultural activities in Kwale and its environs. Flooding has been a long term issue which affects the inhabitants of Kwale. In many natural systems, floods play an import…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Tourism is a rapidly growing phenomenon and has become one of the largest industries in the world. The impact of tourism varies extremely. On one hand, it plays an important and certainly positive role in the socio economic and …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Land is the basis for every form of physical development and constitutes the primary medium for food production, for the provision of sheets and utilities, for the manufacture of goods and the establishment of institutions to support the basic nee…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Soil is an important resource covering the land surface. Mining is the process of getting minerals and soil components for various uses. Man depends on soil for agriculture, construction and even as a habitat for various organisms (Mwan…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction Petroleum is among the various resources produced by nature. They are used by human to satisfy their needs such as transportation, cooking, electricity power supply and others (Mike, 2012). The exploitation of natural resources…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Water is one of the abundant and widely used natural resources available to man. Many communities obtain the water they need from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs, sometime using aqueduct or canals to bring water from distant surface sources. Another source of wat…Continue Reading »
» Chapter One INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Detailed Geological field mapping is an indispensable exercise in geology as a result of the fact that geology as a discipline is field oriented. It is the aspect that completes and gives life to the study of geology. An independen…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In a nutshell, food science is the scientific study of food from the period of harvesting, processing, storage and packaging. Human nutrition now is concerned with the utilization of this food in the human system. Because both cases are referring to food, it shows that both terms are …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Oil was extracted from carica papaya (pawpaw) seeds and analyzed for its physico chemical properties (percentage of oil yield, moisture content, pH, specific gravity, acid value, saponification value, ester value, iodine value, peroxide value and unsaponifiable matter) and sensory qua…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT A quantity of 1 litre each of cow milk and blended (cow/soy) milk was pasteurized and each was inoculated with 5g of a mixed starter culture comprising streptococcus thermophillus, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus bulgariuos and incubated at 500C for 5 hours to ferment to y…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Yoghurt is a fermented milk product, produced with a yoghurt starter culture which is a mixed culture of streptococcus thermophilus and lactobacillus bulgaricus in a 1:1 ratio. S thermophilus enjoys a faster growth than L hulgricus. It adds fl…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Palm oil is one the commercial product of palm fruit (Elaesis Guineesis). It is derived from the fleshy messieurs of the fruit of the oil palm which contains 45 – 55% oil. Palm oil belongs to a class of food known as fat and oil, which are …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Plantains (Musa epp) are important staple foods, which make substantial contribution of the nutrition and economy of millions of people through the developing world and are grown in 720 countries. The gross value of plantain production in sub saharan Africa extent tha…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Ruminant animals are mainly dependent on forages as these are essential to maintain their health and production at various stages of their development and growth. In developed countries, sufficient grazing land is available so ruminants can ge…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Cement is a significant source of anthropogenic release of carbon dioxide. The CO2 derives mainly from kiln fuel combustion, transport and distribution and decarbonating of limestone. The latter source is fairl…Continue Reading »
» Abstract The study is appraisal of building maintenance practice among landlords in Niger central senatorial zone of Niger state. The specific purposes of the study were to find out the importance of building maintenance among landlords in Niger Central Senatorial District, find out the responsib…Continue Reading »
» Abstract The study was designed to find out strategies for controlling cracks in residential building, in Niger south senatorial district. Among the specific purposes of the study were determining the availability to facilities for controlling cracks in residential building, determine the meth…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The study was carried to critically investigate the analysis of factors influencing material wastage on building sites in Kaduna State. To achieve this objective, three research questions were stated to guide this study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 INTRODUTION Heavy metals include both non toxic and toxic elements. Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Manganese (Mn) Molybdenum (Mo) and Zinc (Zc) Magnesium(Mg) are the trace elements and are required in a very minute amount, w…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Biodiversity is contraction of “biological diversity” and refers to the number variety and variability of living organisms. In its widest sense, therefore, it is synonymous with “life on Earth”. It embraces two different concepts: One is a mea…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This research work was designed to examine and analyze the incidence of cholera among children in Benin City. Seven (7) research questions were formulated and questionnaires were administered to one hundred and fifty (150) respondents in order to gather data for the research. Results showed…Continue Reading »
